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What is success? In mad soul-suicide      The world's vain spoils rapaciously to seize,     To pamper the base appetite of pride,      And live a lord in luxury and ease?     Is this success, whereof so many prate? -      To have the Midas-touch that turns to gold     Earth's common blessings? to accumulate,      And in accumulation to grow old?     Nay, but to see and undertake with zest      The good most in agreement with our powers,     To strive, if need be, for the second best,      But still to strive, and glean the golden hours,     With eyes for nature, and a mind for truth,     And the brave, loving, joyous heart of youth.

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