Hans Christian Andersen
The Thorny Road of Honor
Unabridged
11 minutes
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There is an old fairy tale: 'The Thorny Road of Honor was trodden by a marksman named Bryde, to whom came great honor and dignity, but not until after manifold adversities and peril of life.' More than one of us had heard that tale in childhood, and perhaps read it in later years, and thought of his own unsung 'thorny road' and 'manifold adversities.' Romance and reality are very nearly alike, but romance has its harmonious ending here on earth, while reality more often delays it and leads us to time and eternity.
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