I do not think all failure's undeserved, br And all success is merely someone's luck; br Some men are down because they were unnerved, br And some are up because they kept their pluck. br Some men are down because they chose to shirk; br Some men are high because they did their work. br br I do not think that all the poor are good, br That riches are the uniform of shame; br The beggar might have conquered if he would, br And that he begs, the world is not to blame.