My Creed..

To live as gently as I can

To be , no matter where, a man ;

To take what comes of good and ill

And cling to faith and honor still;

To do my best, and let that stand

The record of my brain and hand;

And then, should failure come to me,

Still work and hope for victory;

To have no secret place wherein

I stood unseen to shame or sin;

To be the same when I'm alone

As when my every deed is known;

To live undaunted, unafraid,

Of any step that I have made;

To be without pretense or sham

Excatly what men think I am;

To leave some simple work behind

To keep having lived in mind;

If enmity to ought I show,
To be an honest, generous foe;

To play my little part, nor whine

That greater honors are not mine;

This I believe is all I need,

For my philosophy and creed. ~ Edgar A. Guest