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natures unknown or dim to us? That glory, almost was within our grasp, has it gone? Was it our fault; or could not we reach it?


Perhaps in us all there are heights of will, And shadowy deeps of thought, A land in the heart of each one's life With self-surprises fraught."


Shall we merely tolerate each other? That is too small a word. We are to comprehend another in his truth, as he understands us in ours. The larger unity to come must be one of purpose; for the faith and hope of each person will sing themselves into a creed. With reverent spirit for others' purpose must we all approach any offered feast of friendship. Another's thought is not alone to be transformed into our experience, but to be transubstantiated. It thus becomes a vital, individual product again in some one else. Fundamental agreements are deeper than surface contradictions.

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