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Edgar Guest - I`d Rather Be A FailureEdgar Guest - I`d Rather Be A Failure
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I`d rather be a failure than the man who`s never tried; I`d rather seek the mountain-top than always stand aside. Oh, let me hold some lofty dream and make my desperate fight, And though I fail I still shall know I tried to serve the right. The idlers line the ways of life and they are quick to sneer; They note the failing strength of man and greet it with a jeer; But there is something deep inside which scoffers fail to view-- They never see the glorious deed the failure tried to do. Some men there are who never leave the city`s well-worn streets; They never know the dangers grim the bold adventurer meets; They never seek a better way nor serve a nobler plan; They never risk with failure to advance the cause of man. Oh, better `tis to fail and fall in sorrow and despair, Than stand where all is safe and sure and never face a care; Yes, stamp me with the failure`s brand and let men sneer at me, For though I`ve failed the Lord shall know the man I tried to be.
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