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Edgar Guest - Life`s Single Standard
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There are a thousand ways to cheat and a thousand ways to sin;
There are ways uncounted to lose the game, but there`s only one way to win;
And whether you live by the sweat of your brow or in luxury`s garb you`re
    dressed,
You shall stand at last, when your race is run, to be judged by the single
    test.

Some men lie by the things they make; some lie in the deeds they do;
And some play false for a woman`s love, and some for a cheer or two;
Some rise to fame by the force of skill, grow great by the might of power,
Then wreck the temple they toiled to build, in a single, shameful hour.

The follies outnumber the virtues good; sin lures in a thousand ways;
But slow is the growth of man`s character and patience must mark his days;
For only those victories shall count, when the work of life is done,
Which bear the stamp of an honest man, and by courage and faith were won.

There are a thousand ways to fail, but only one way to win!
Sham cannot cover the wrong you do nor wash out a single sin,
And never shall victory come to you, whatever of skill you do,
Save you`ve done your best in the work of life and unto your best were
    true.
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