Who does his task from day to day and meets whatever comes his way, Believing God has willed it so, has found real greatness here below. Who guards his post, no matter where, believing God must need him there, Although but lowly toil it be, has risen to nobility. For great and low there's just one test, 'tis that each man shall do his best, Who works with all the strength he can, shall never die in debt to man.

I have to live with myself and so, I want to be fit for myself to know.

I take simple everyday things that happen to me and I figure it happens to a lot of other people and I make simple rhymes out of them.

Stick to the fight whenyoure hardest hit

He started to sing as he tackled the thing. That couldn't be done, and he did it.

I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.

Somebody scoffed, Oh, you'll never to that - At least no one ever has done it; But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew, he'd begun it.