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.