I LIKE the man who faces what he must <br />With step triumphant and a heart of cheer; <br />Who fights the daily battle without fear; <br />Sees his hopes fail, yet keeps unfaltering trust <br />That God is God,—that somehow, true and just <br />His plans work out for mortals; not a tear <br />Is shed when fortune, which the world holds dear, <br />Falls from his grasp—better, with love, a crust <br />Than living in dishonor; envies not, <br />Nor loses faith in man; but does his best, <br />Nor ever murmurs at his humbler lot; <br />But, with a smile and words of hope, gives zest <br />To every toiler. He alone is great <br />Who by a life heroic conquers fate.<br /><br />Sarah Knowles Bolton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-inevitable-12/