Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender.

Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender

Only after many trials for strength,Only when all stimulants fail,Does the aspiring soulBy its own sheer powerFind the divineBy resting upon itself.

Only after many trials for strength,
Only when all stimulants fail,
Does the aspiring soul
By its own sheer power
Find the divine
By resting upon itself.

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.

Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.