The Man WorthWhile

The Man Worth While, by Emma W. Wilcox

It is easy enough to be pleasant

When life flows by like a song ;

But the man worth while

Is one who will smile

When everything goes dead wrong ;

For the test of the heart is trouble,

And it always comes with years,

And the smile that is worth

The praises of earth,

Is the smile that shines through tears.

It is easy enough to be prudent

When nothing tempts you to stray,

When without or within

No voice of sin

Are luring your soul away.

But it's only a negative virtue

Until it is tried by fire ;

And the life that is worth

The honor on earth,

Is the one that resists the desire.