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.

'Tis easy enough to be pleasant, When life flows along like a song; But the man worth while is the one who will smile when everything goes dead wrong.

Love lights more fires than hate extinguishes, and men grow better as the world grows old.

Be not impatient in delay,But wait as one who understands;When spirit rises and commands,The gods are ready to obey.

To sin by silence, when we should protest, Makes cowards out of men.

And the smile that is worth the praises of earth is the smile that shines through tears.