Poem: “Greatness” by Edgar A. Guest

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American Literature – American Poetry – Edgar A. Guest – Poems by Edgar A. Guest – A Heap o’ Livin’
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Greatness

We can be great by helping one another;
    We can be loved for very simple deeds;
  Who has the grateful mention of a brother
    Has really all the honor that he needs.

  We can be famous for our works of kindness—
    Fame is not born alone of strength or skill;
  It sometimes comes from deafness and from
     blindness
    To petty words and faults, and loving still.

  We can be rich in gentle smiles and sunny:
    A jeweled soul exceeds a royal crown.
  The richest men sometimes have little money,
    And Croesus oft’s the poorest man in town.

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