Stand straight: <br />Step firmly, throw your weight: <br />The heaven is high above your head, <br />The good gray road is faithful to your tread. <br /> <br />Be strong: <br />Sing to your heart a battle song: <br />Though hidden foemen lie in wait, <br />Something is in you that can smile at Fate. <br /> <br />Press through: <br />Nothing can harm you if you are true. <br />And when night comes, rest: <br />The earth is friendly as a mother s breast.<br /><br />Edwin Markham<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rules-for-the-road/
