“Not to the curious or impatient soul
That in the start, demands the end be shown,
And at each step, stops waiting for a sign;
But to the tireless toiler toward the goal,
Shall the great miracles of God be known
And life revealed, immortal and divine.”

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Conciousness.
Poetry quotes, New Thought Pastels (1913)

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American author and poet 1850–1919

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