How to Make Your Mark in Life e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. 'Twixt what thou art and what thou wouldst be, let<br>No if arise on which to lay the blame.<br>Man makes a mountain of that puny word,<br>But, like a blade of grass before the scythe,<br>It falls and withers when a human will,<br>Stirred by creative force, sweeps towards its aim.<br><br>Thou wilt be what thou couldst be. Circumstance<br>Is but the toy of genius. When a Soul<br>Burns with a God-like purpose to achieve,<br>All obstacles between it and its goal<br>Must vanish as the dew before the sun.<br><br>If is the motto of the dilettante<br>And idle dreamer: 'tis the poor excuse<br>Of mediocrity. The truly great<br>Know not the word, or know it but to scorn;<br>Else had Joan of Arc a peasant died<br>Uncrowned by glory and by men unsung.<br><br>- Ella Wheeler Wilcox.