We can be great by helping one another; <br />We can be loved for very simple deeds; <br />Who has the grateful mention of a brother <br />Has really all the honor that he needs. <br /> <br />We can be famous for our works of kindness — <br />Fame is not born alone of strength or skill; <br />It sometimes comes from deafness and from blindness <br />To petty words and faults, and loving still. <br /> <br />We can be rich in gentle smiles and sunny: <br />A jeweled soul exceeds a royal crown. <br />The richest men sometimes have little money, <br />And Croesus oft's the poorest man in town.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/greatness-22/
