Bliss Carman Quote

The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event.


The Kinship of Nature (ed. 1903)


The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event.

The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event.

The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event.

The first need of being is endurance; to endure with gladness if we can, with fortitude in any event.