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'Wouldst thou' - so the helmsman answered, -
'Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
Comprehend its mystery!'
'Learn the secret of the sea?
Only those who brave its dangers
Comprehend its mystery!'
The Secret of the Sea
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each man's life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet they grind
exceeding small;
Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness
grinds he all.
exceeding small;
Though with patience he stands waiting, with exactness
grinds he all.
Retribution. From the Sinngedichte of Friedrich von Logau
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