“Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it, we have always to combat with ourselves.”
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
Not golden towers built on shifting sand, Nor fleeting praise fromcheating, grasping hands, Are true successes, jewels with hollow gleam, But seeds of virtue sown in life's harsh stream. The heart that beats with jus…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Deep River to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.