If you want both fame and money
You will do just as you can;
If you do not care for either
You can do just as you will;
And, among the moving masses,
He will be the wisest man
Who adopts these words of counsel
That shall help him up life’s hill.
If you wish to be to-morrow
What you cannot be to-day,
You must make the most of moments
While to-day is passing by;
If you would do in the future
What you really wish and pray,
Do at present what you can do
And be happy while you try.
Should you lose both fame and money
You will prosper all the more,—
For you’ll have an education
That shall loose you from your chains
And enable you to master
What you could not learn before,—
How to utilize resources
And rely upon your brains.