It Couldn’t Be Done 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’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started…
A State of Mind If you think you are beaten, your are If you think you dare not, you won’t, If you like to win, but don’t think you can It’s almost a cinch you won’t If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost For out in the world you find, Success begins with a fellow’s…
Don’t Quit When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road your trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life…
The Man In The Glass When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day, Just go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn’t your father or mother or wife Whose judgment upon you…
The Cookie Thief A woman was waiting at an airport one night, With several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops. Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, That the man sitting beside her,…
Four Things FOUR things a man must learn to do If he would make his record true: To think without confusion clearly; To love his fellow man sincerely; To act from honest motives purely; To trust in God and Heaven securely. – Henry Van Dyke