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Show BETTER TO BE By DOUGLAS MALLOCH. T ETTER to dig foundations down, Build from the bottom, stone by stone, Than have the highest house In town, . A house not strong, but big alone. Better to build a life the same,- On reputation day by day, Than have a little sudden fame A whispered word can blow away. Better to have a little gold, That you have gathered dime by dime, Than have so much it can be sold Because you cannot pay In time. Better to have a faith secure, That you have mastered, stair by stair, ' Than live, a life that can't endure Some unexpected grief or care. Better to be some humble thing, Yet growing greater year by year, Than be a frail and frightened king Time tumbles from a throne of fear. Better to climb, If not so far, Just deed by deed, not dream by dream Better to seem the thing you are Than not to be the thing you seem. , 1933, Douglas Malloch. WNTJ Service. |