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John Morley: “He strives like an athlete all his life long, and then when he comes to the end of his striving, he has what is meet.”

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He strives like an athlete all his life long, and then when he comes to the end of his striving, he has what is meet.
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John Morley

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Morley reflects on the lifelong struggle of an individual, suggesting that effort leads to deserved rewards.

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