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There is no such thing as death.
In nature nothing dies.
From each sad remnant of decay
Some forms of life arise.

— Charles Mackay

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Cannon-balls may aid the truth
But thought’s a weapon stronger;
We’ll win our battles by its aid,
Wait a little longer.

Voices from the Crowd, and Town Lyrics (1857)

The smallest effort is not lost,
Each wavelet on the ocean tost
Aids in the ebb-tide or the flow;
Each rain-drop makes some floweret blow;
Each struggle lessens human woe.

Voices from the Crowd, and Town Lyrics (1857)

Some love to roam o’er the dark sea’s foam,
Where the shrill winds whistle free.

Legends of the Isles and Other Poems (1851)

Aid the dawning, tongue and pen;
Aid it, hopes of honest men!

Legends of the Isles and Other Poems (1851)

But the sunshine aye shall light the sky,
As round and round we run;
And the truth shall ever come uppermost,
And justice shall be done.

Legends of the Isles and Other Poems (1851)

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