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Quotation from Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“he felt himself merely the upper servant of his people, and that it must be his life-long labor to make them better and happier.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne (spoken by Narrator)

Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace (Project Gutenberg #976)

Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Restored from the shape of a purple woodpecker, the once-proud King Picus understands what a king is for.

Citation: "he felt himself merely the upper servant of his people, and that it must be his life-long labor to make them better and happier." — Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace (Project Gutenberg #976). (id tanglewood-tales-q6)

Virtues: Humility

Portrait: Tanglewood.Tales.cover, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Public domain.

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