And if pretension for a time deceive,And prove me one too ready to believe,Far less my shame, than if by stubborn act,I brand as lie, some great colossal Fact.

The human Will, that force unseen,The offspring of a deathless Soul,Can hew the way to any goal,Though walls of granite intervene.

And I am glad my heart can say,When others trip and fall(Although I safely passed that way),""I understand it all.

All in the dark we grope along,And if we go amissWe learn at least which path is wrong,And there is gain in this.

The life that neither grief nor burden knowsIs dwarfed in sympathy before its close.The life that grows majestic with the yearsMust taste the bitter tonic found in tears.

If I could only weep,I think sweet help with my salt tears would come,To ease the cruel pain that is so dumb,And will not let me sleep.

But to the tireless toiler toward the goal,Shall the great miracles of God be knownAnd life revealed, immortal and divine.

If you work with zeal and ardor till the night,You can only make the wasted moments right.

If you are seeking health, wealth, usefulness, skill in any direction, there is nothing and no one who can hinder your attainment of the coveted boon, if you are willing to work and wait.

If there be mortal without love,He wakes to no new life above.