It can be doneFront matterReading editionChapter navigation243 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFOREWORDIntroductory materialBE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARETHE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROADFOUR THINGSIFINVICTUSIT COULDN'T BE DONETHE WELCOME MANTHE QUITTERFRIENDS OF MINETHE WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDSWANTED—A MANIF I SHOULD DIEJUST BE GLADOPPORTUNITYSOLITUDEUNSUBDUEDWORKHOW DID YOU DIE?A LESSON FROM HISTORYRABBI BEN EZRATO MELANCHOLYTHE LION PATHTHE ANSWERTHE WORLD IS AGAINST MESAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NOUGHT AVAILETHWORTH WHILEHOPEI'M GLADTHE CHAMBERED NAUTILUSPIPPA'S SONGOWNERSHIPA SMILING PARADOXTHE NEW DUCKLINGCAN YOU SING A SONG?KNOW THYSELFJUST WHISTLE"MIGHT HAVE BEEN"THE ONETHE JOY OF LIVINGTHERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO DOGOOD INTENTIONSPHILOSOPHY FOR CROAKERSTHE FIGHTING FAILUREDUTYTHE CALL OF THE UNBEATENPOLONIUS'S ADVICE TO LAERTESHOW DO YOU TACKLE YOUR WORK?MAN OR MANIKINHAVING DONE AND DOINGFAITHOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYMY PHILOSOPHYULYSSESPREPAREDNESSTHE WISDOM OF FOLLYSEE IT THROUGHDECEMBER 31RING OUT, WILD BELLSWORKSTART WHERE YOU STANDA HOPEFUL BROTHERA SONG OF THANKSGIVINGLOSE THE DAY LOITERINGPLAYING THE GAMERESOLVEWHEN NATURE WANTS A MANORDER AND THE BEESSELF-DEPENDENCEA LITTLE PRAYERA MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THATLIFE AND DEATHLIFE AND DEATHON BEING READYTWO AT A FIRESIDETO-DAYTHE ARROW AND THE SONGTHE INNER LIGHTTHE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE BEFORETHE HAS-BEENSWISHINGAWARENESSONE OF THESE DAYSGODMY TRIUMPHTO ALTHEA FROM PRISONGRIEFTHE RECTIFYING YEARSTO THOSE WHO FAILHELPING' OUTOPENING PARADISETO THE MEN WHO LOSEIT MAY BELIFETHE GRUMPY GUYTHE FIGHTERTO YOUTH AFTER PAINCAN'TTHE STRUGGLEHOLD FASTWILLTHE GAMECOURAGEA GOOD NAMESWELLITISCARESFAITHPLAYING THE GAMEWHAT DARK DAYS DOGLADNESSIT WON'T STAY BLOWEDTHE RAINBOWTHE FIRM OF GRIN AND BARRETTCHALLENGEYOUR MISSIONVICTORYTIMES GO BY TURNSTO-DAYUNAFRAIDBORROWED FEATHERSKEEP ON KEEPIN' ONTHE DISAPPOINTEDLET ME LIVE OUT MY YEARSCOLUMBUSPER ASPERATIT FOR TATTHE KINGDOM OF MANABOU BEN ADHEMTHIS WORLDGRAY DAYSLAUGH A LITTLE BITA SONG OF LIFEA POOR UNFORTUNATETHE TRAINERSLIFEA TOAST TO MERRIMENTMISTRESS FATESLEEP AND THE MONARCHNEVER TROUBLE TROUBLECLEAR THE WAYONE FIGHT MOREA PSALM OF LIFEA CREEDBATTLE CRYTHE HAPPY HEARTIF YOU CAN'T GO OVER OR UNDER, GO ROUNDTHICK IS THE DARKNESSTHE BELLY AND THE MEMBERSTHE CELESTIAL SURGEONMAN, BIRD, AND GODHIS ALLYSUBMISSIONA PRAYERSTABILITYTHE BARS OF FATEULTIMATE ACTHE WHOM A DREAM HATH POSSESSEDSUCCESSPLAY THE GAMETHE MAN WHO FRETS AT WORLDLY STRIFESERENITYHERE'S HOPIN'CLEON AND ITHE PESSIMISTA PROBLEM TO BE SOLVEDPROSPICETHE GREATNESS OF THE SOULHEINELETSTAND FORTH!LIONS AND ANTSLIFE, NOT DEATHTHE UNMUSICAL SOLOISTON DOWN THE ROADMEETIN' TROUBLEPRESS ONMY CREEDCO-OPERATIONTHE NOBLE NATUREDAYS OF CHEERDE SUNFLOWER AIN'T DE DAISYTHE DAFFODILSA LITTLE THANKFUL SONGTWO RAINDROPSMY WAGETHE GIFTPROMETHEUS UNBOUNDVICTORY IN DEFEATTHE RICHER MINESBRAVE LIFEA SONG OF TO-MORROWTHE GLAD SONGPAINTING THE LILYA PRETTY GOOD WORLDODE TO DUTYTHE SYNDICATED SMILEFAIRY SONGPRAISE THE GENEROUS GODS FOR GIVINGCOWARDSTHE WORDENVOIJAWTHE CONQUERORIS IT RAINING, LITTLE FLOWER?GRADATIMRULES FOR THE ROADLIFEHOE YOUR ROWBORROWING TROUBLEUNDISMAYEDA HEROWILLFABLEDUTYPRAYER FOR PAINSTEADFASTIFTHE GIFTS OF GODA PHILOSOPHERTHE LIFE WITHOUT PASSIONCHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFEESSENTIALSTHE STONE REJECTEDGOOD DEEDSYOU MAY COUNT THAT DAYSADNESS AND MERRIMENTAPPRECIATIONKEEP SWEETMORALITYA HYMN TO HAPPINESSOPPORTUNITYTO A YOUNG MANSLOGANSMILESSIT DOWN, SAD SOULSONG OF ENDEAVORKEEP A-GOIN'!WHEN EARTH'S LAST PICTURE IS PAINTEDINDEX BY AUTHORSBeginning of this editionNext chapter →FOREWORDAll chapters and sections (243)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFOREWORDOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsBE THE BEST OF WHATEVER YOU ARETHE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROADFOUR THINGSIFINVICTUSIT COULDN'T BE DONETHE WELCOME MANTHE QUITTERFRIENDS OF MINETHE WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDSWANTED—A MANIF I SHOULD DIEJUST BE GLADOPPORTUNITYSOLITUDEUNSUBDUEDWORKHOW DID YOU DIE?A LESSON FROM HISTORYRABBI BEN EZRATO MELANCHOLYTHE LION PATHTHE ANSWERTHE WORLD IS AGAINST MESAY NOT THE STRUGGLE NOUGHT AVAILETHWORTH WHILEHOPEI'M GLADTHE CHAMBERED NAUTILUSPIPPA'S SONGOWNERSHIPA SMILING PARADOXTHE NEW DUCKLINGCAN YOU SING A SONG?KNOW THYSELFJUST WHISTLE"MIGHT HAVE BEEN"THE ONETHE JOY OF LIVINGTHERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO DOGOOD INTENTIONSPHILOSOPHY FOR CROAKERSTHE FIGHTING FAILUREDUTYTHE CALL OF THE UNBEATENPOLONIUS'S ADVICE TO LAERTESHOW DO YOU TACKLE YOUR WORK?MAN OR MANIKINHAVING DONE AND DOINGFAITHOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYOPPORTUNITYMY PHILOSOPHYULYSSESPREPAREDNESSTHE WISDOM OF FOLLYSEE IT THROUGHDECEMBER 31RING OUT, WILD BELLSWORKSTART WHERE YOU STANDA HOPEFUL BROTHERA SONG OF THANKSGIVINGLOSE THE DAY LOITERINGPLAYING THE GAMERESOLVEWHEN NATURE WANTS A MANORDER AND THE BEESSELF-DEPENDENCEA LITTLE PRAYERA MAN'S A MAN FOR A' THATLIFE AND DEATHLIFE AND DEATHON BEING READYTWO AT A FIRESIDETO-DAYTHE ARROW AND THE SONGTHE INNER LIGHTTHE THINGS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DONE BEFORETHE HAS-BEENSWISHINGAWARENESSONE OF THESE DAYSGODMY TRIUMPHTO ALTHEA FROM PRISONGRIEFTHE RECTIFYING YEARSTO THOSE WHO FAILHELPING' OUTOPENING PARADISETO THE MEN WHO LOSEIT MAY BELIFETHE GRUMPY GUYTHE FIGHTERTO YOUTH AFTER PAINCAN'TTHE STRUGGLEHOLD FASTWILLTHE GAMECOURAGEA GOOD NAMESWELLITISCARESFAITHPLAYING THE GAMEWHAT DARK DAYS DOGLADNESSIT WON'T STAY BLOWEDTHE RAINBOWTHE FIRM OF GRIN AND BARRETTCHALLENGEYOUR MISSIONVICTORYTIMES GO BY TURNSTO-DAYUNAFRAIDBORROWED FEATHERSKEEP ON KEEPIN' ONTHE DISAPPOINTEDLET ME LIVE OUT MY YEARSCOLUMBUSPER ASPERATIT FOR TATTHE KINGDOM OF MANABOU BEN ADHEMTHIS WORLDGRAY DAYSLAUGH A LITTLE BITA SONG OF LIFEA POOR UNFORTUNATETHE TRAINERSLIFEA TOAST TO MERRIMENTMISTRESS FATESLEEP AND THE MONARCHNEVER TROUBLE TROUBLECLEAR THE WAYONE FIGHT MOREA PSALM OF LIFEA CREEDBATTLE CRYTHE HAPPY HEARTIF YOU CAN'T GO OVER OR UNDER, GO ROUNDTHICK IS THE DARKNESSTHE BELLY AND THE MEMBERSTHE CELESTIAL SURGEONMAN, BIRD, AND GODHIS ALLYSUBMISSIONA PRAYERSTABILITYTHE BARS OF FATEULTIMATE ACTHE WHOM A DREAM HATH POSSESSEDSUCCESSPLAY THE GAMETHE MAN WHO FRETS AT WORLDLY STRIFESERENITYHERE'S HOPIN'CLEON AND ITHE PESSIMISTA PROBLEM TO BE SOLVEDPROSPICETHE GREATNESS OF THE SOULHEINELETSTAND FORTH!LIONS AND ANTSLIFE, NOT DEATHTHE UNMUSICAL SOLOISTON DOWN THE ROADMEETIN' TROUBLEPRESS ONMY CREEDCO-OPERATIONTHE NOBLE NATUREDAYS OF CHEERDE SUNFLOWER AIN'T DE DAISYTHE DAFFODILSA LITTLE THANKFUL SONGTWO RAINDROPSMY WAGETHE GIFTPROMETHEUS UNBOUNDVICTORY IN DEFEATTHE RICHER MINESBRAVE LIFEA SONG OF TO-MORROWTHE GLAD SONGPAINTING THE LILYA PRETTY GOOD WORLDODE TO DUTYTHE SYNDICATED SMILEFAIRY SONGPRAISE THE GENEROUS GODS FOR GIVINGCOWARDSTHE WORDENVOIJAWTHE CONQUERORIS IT RAINING, LITTLE FLOWER?GRADATIMRULES FOR THE ROADLIFEHOE YOUR ROWBORROWING TROUBLEUNDISMAYEDA HEROWILLFABLEDUTYPRAYER FOR PAINSTEADFASTIFTHE GIFTS OF GODA PHILOSOPHERTHE LIFE WITHOUT PASSIONCHARACTER OF A HAPPY LIFEESSENTIALSTHE STONE REJECTEDGOOD DEEDSYOU MAY COUNT THAT DAYSADNESS AND MERRIMENTAPPRECIATIONKEEP SWEETMORALITYA HYMN TO HAPPINESSOPPORTUNITYTO A YOUNG MANSLOGANSMILESSIT DOWN, SAD SOULSONG OF ENDEAVORKEEP A-GOIN'!WHEN EARTH'S LAST PICTURE IS PAINTEDINDEX BY AUTHORSIT CAN BE DONEPOEMS OF INSPIRATIONCOLLECTED BYJOSEPH MORRIS and ST. 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