Edwin Arnold, The Light of Asia (1879), Book VI, line 273.
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What good I see humbly I seek to do, And live obedient to the law, in trust That what will come, and must come, shall come well.
— Edwin Arnold on Goodness
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About Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold (June 10, 1832 – March 24, 1904) was an English poet and journalist who is most known for his work The Light of Asia.
About Edwin Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold (June 10, 1832 – March 24, 1904) was an English poet and journalist who is most known for his work The Light of Asia.
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