ŠAFÁRIK , Pavel Jozef

I never detested work, but I could not always follow the voice of my heart; mostly I had to act on duty and deprivation, and many a time did I shiver, even sink, under the weight of life.

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The nation which, aware of the importance of a natural language to its higher spiritual life, condemns it and gives it up, commits suicide and violates God’s eternal laws.

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