'Tis better to have tried in vain, <br />Sincerely striving for a goal, <br />Than to have lived upon the plain <br />An idle and a timid soul. <br /> <br />'Tis better to have fought and spent <br />Your courage, missing all applause, <br />Than to have lived in smug content <br />And never ventured for a cause. <br /> <br />For he who tries and fails may be <br />The founder of a better day; <br />Though never his the victory, <br />From him shall others learn the way.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/failures-10/
