can but

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I can but die... and I believe in God. Let me try and wait His will in silence. Charlotte Brontë

If we can but tear the blindfold of self-deception from our eyes and loosen the gag of self-denial from our voices, we can restore our country to greatness. Theodore C. Sorensen

Staying where you now are, you must perish; coming to Christ, you can but perish; coming to Christ, no one ever did perish; while you sit still and starve, there is bread enough and to spare in your Father's house. Will you return? Samuel I. Prime

Virtues are acquired through endeavor, Which rests wholly upon yourself. So, to praise others for their virtues Can but encourage one's own efforts. Thomas Paine

LOGIC The principle governing human intellection. Its nature may be deduced from examining the following propositions, both of which are held by human beings to be true and often by the same people: "I can't so you musn't,” and "I can but you musn't.”. John Brunner

Time can but make it easier to be wise Though now it seems impossible, and so All that you need is patience. William Butler Yeats

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