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There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best shall come back to you. Give love, and love to your heart will flow, A strength in your utmost need; Have faith, and a score of hearts will show Their faith in your word and deed. For life is the mirror of king and slave, 'Tis just what you are and do; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you.
There are loyal hearts, there are spirits brave, There are souls that are pure and true; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best shall come back to you. Give love, and love to your heart will flow, A strength in your utmost need; Have faith, and a score of hearts will show Their faith in your word and deed. For life is the mirror of king and slave, 'Tis just what you are and do; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you.
In print by 1911 AD · modern
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- Madeline S. Bridges
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- In print by 1911 AD · modern
In print by 1911: recorded in The Optimist’s Good Morning (1911). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- The Optimist’s Good Morning (1911) (1911 AD)
Complete signed selection 348; printed byline: Madeline S. Bridges; Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911; printed copyright 1907
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