Greatness

Poem for the Day

Greatness
by Edgar Albert Guest

We can be great by helping one another; 
We can be loved for very simple deeds; 
Who has the grateful mention of a brother 
Has really all the honor that he needs. 

We can be famous for our works of kindness —
Fame is not born alone of strength or skill; 
It sometimes comes from deafness and from blindness 
To petty words and faults, and loving still. 

We can be rich in gentle smiles and sunny: 
A jeweled soul exceeds a royal crown. 
The richest men sometimes have little money, 
And Croesus oft's the poorest man in town.