“It is too late! Ah, nothing is too late— Cato learned Greek at eighty; Sophocles Wrote his grand “Oedipus,” and Simonides Bore off the prize of verse from his compeers When each had numbered more than fourscore years; And Theophrastus, at fourscore and ten, Had begun his “Characters of Men.” Chaucer, at Woodstock, with his [...]

“The Few” The easy roads are crowded, And the level roads are jammed; The pleasant little rivers With the drifting folks are crammed. But off yonder where it’s rocky, Where you get a better view, You will find the ranks are thinning And the travelers are few.     Where the going’s smooth and pleasant [...]

You can do as much as you think you can, But you’ll never accomplish more; If you’re afraid of yourself, young man, There’s little for you in store. For failure comes from the inside first; It’s there if you only knew it. And you can win, though you face the worst, If you feel you’re [...]

“To every man there openeth A way, and ways, and a way. And the high soul climbs the high way, And the low soul gropes the low: And in between, on the misty flats, The rest drift to and fro. But to every man there openeth A high way and a low, And every man [...]

Twas a sheep not a lamb that strayed away In the parable Jesus told, A grown-up sheep that strayed away From the ninety and nine in the fold. And why for the sheep should we seek And earnestly hope and pray? Because there is danger when sheep go wrong; They lead the lambs astray.

What Kind of a Chap Are You? Are you one of the chaps who can take his raps And still not hit the floor; Who’ll stick by the gun till his task is done And then look ’round for more? Do you grin at your work or sulk and shirk When the job seems hard [...]

The eye’s a better student and more willing than the ear. Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s always clear, And the best of all the preachers are the men who live their creeds, For to see the good in action is what everybody needs. I can soon learn how you do it if you’ll let [...]