Ever to be the best. To lead <br />In whatsoever things are true; <br />Not stand among the halting crew <br />The faint of heart, the feeble-kneed, <br />Who tarry for a certain sign <br />To make them follow with the rest -- <br />Oh, let not their reproach be thine! <br />But ever be the best. <br /> <br />For want of this aspiring soul, <br />Great deeds on earth remain undone, <br />But, sharpened by the sight of one, <br />Many shall press toward the goal, <br />Thou running foremost of the throng, <br />The fire of striving in thy breast, <br />Shalt win, although the race be long, <br />And ever be the best. <br /> <br />And wilt thou question of the prize? <br />'Tis not of silver or of gold, <br />Nor in applauses manifold, <br />But hidden in the heart it lies. <br />To know that but for thee not one <br />Had run the race or sought the quest, <br />To know that thou hast ever done <br />And ever been the best.<br /><br />Robert Fuller Murray<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/aien-aristeuein-motto-of-st-andrews-university/
