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#83831voted by our readers
By Rosen-Queen GOLD
Branchburg, New Jersey

To what do men owe to fellow man: War, greed and villainy? What do thy actions breed: Self-appointed “chivalry”. Nobility, like commonfolk In times of greatest need. Th...
Rosen-Queen GOLD, Branchburg, New Jersey
13 articles 5 photos 6 comments

#83832 Poetry
elizabethlarsen121 SILVER, Iowa City, Iowa
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

#83833 Poetry
By Anonymous
#83834 Poetry
By Shade3043 DIAMOND
Shade3043 Did This, In Case Of Anonymous, Other
Shade3043 DIAMOND, Shade3043 Did This, In Case Of Anonymous, Other
87 articles 0 photos 168 comments

Favorite Quote:
When I was a boy, I would always hear scary things in the news and my mother would say to me, "Always look for the helpers. Everywhere you look you will always find people helping." - Fred Rogers

#83835 Poetry
By Manar BRONZE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Manar BRONZE, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#83836 Poetry
carsonkrueger2007 BRONZE, Wentzville, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#83837 Poetry
By Tony15 BRONZE
Roanoke, Texas
Tony15 BRONZE, Roanoke, Texas
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#83838 Poetry
By rajahsrider BRONZE
Greer, South Carolina
rajahsrider BRONZE, Greer, South Carolina
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing people do, but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it." -Einstein

#83839 Poetry
By fluffymickeyroo GOLD
Clarence Center, New York
fluffymickeyroo GOLD, Clarence Center, New York
17 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
to ride or not to ride? what a stupid question!

#83840 Poetry
By SongBird14 GOLD
Austin, Texas
SongBird14 GOLD, Austin, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 4 comments

Favorite Quote:
It’s human nature to start taking things for granted again when danger isn’t banging loudly on the door.” – David Hackworth