Do the duty which lies nearest to thee.
Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.
Tell me with whom thou art found, and I will tell thee who thou art
That which thy fathers have bequeathed to thee, earn it anew if thou wouldst possess it.
Stood I, O Nature! man alone in thee, Then were it worth one's while a man to be.
Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do.