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The things are mighty few on earth that wishes can attain. Whate'er we want of any worth, we've got to work to gain.

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Edgar Guest
Age: 77 †
Born: 1881
Born: August 20
Died: 1959
Died: August 5
Poet
Birmingham
West Midlands
Eddie Guest
Edgar A. Guest
Edgar Albert Guest
Mighty
Things
Wishes
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Worth
Wish
Whate
Earth
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I want to be able, as days go by, always to look myself straight in the eye.
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He started to sing as he tackled the thing. That couldn't be done, and he did it.
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But here in the struggle for fame and pelf I want to be able to like myself. I don't want to look at myself and know That I'm bluster and buff and empty show.
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For to see good put in action is what everybody needs.
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No one is beat till he quits, no one is through till he stops. No matter how hard failure hits, no matter how often he drops, a fellow's not down till he lies in the dust and refuses to rise.
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You ought to be true for the sake of the folks who think you are true. You never should stoop to a deed that your folks think you would not do. If you are false to yourself, be the blemish but small, you have injured your folks you have been false to them all.
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Somebody said that it couldn't be done But he with a chuckle replied That maybe it couldn't, but he would be one Who wouldn't say so till he tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn't be done, and he did it.
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You'll be richer in the end than a prince, if you're a friend.
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I take the family shopping round. The markets of the world.
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The things that haven't been done before, Are the tasks worthwhile today Are you one of the flock that follows, or Are you one that shall lead the way? Are you one of the timid souls that quail At the jeers of a doubting crew, Or dare you, whether you win or fail, Strike out for a goal that's new?
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Be a friend. You don't need glory. Friendship is a simple story.
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The world is no longer closed to us in the way it was in the past - present generations have unparalleled access to pretty much all corners of the globe.
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Don't give up, what've you do eyes front, head high to the finish. See it through!
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Every thought and every act were to keep this home in tact.
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I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.
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So long as men shall be on earth, there will be tasks for them to do. Some way for them to show their worth. Each day shall bring its problems new. And men shall dream of mightier deeds than ever have been done before. There always shall be human needs for men to work and struggle for.
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You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.
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