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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Which are You?
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There are two kinds of people on earth today,
Just two kinds of people, no more, I say.
Not the sinner and saint, for it`s well understood,
The good are half bad, and the bad are half good.

Not the rich and the poor, for to rate a man`s wealth,
You must first know the state of his conscience and health.
Not the humble and proud, for in life`s little span,
Who puts on vain airs, is not counted a man.

Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years
Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears.
No, the two kinds of people on earth I mean,
Are the people who lift, and the people who lean.

Wherever you go, you will find the earth`s masses,
Are always divided in just these two classes.
And oddly enough, you will find too, I ween,
There`s only one lifter to twenty who lean.

In which class are you?  Are you easing the load,
Of overtaxed lifters, who toil down the road?
Or are you a leaner, who lets others share
Your portion of labor, and worry and care?
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