Which are you? by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
THERE are two kinds of
people on earth to-day;
Just two kinds of
people, no more, I say.
Not the sinner and
saint, for it's well understood,
The good are half bad,
and the bad are half good.
Not the rich and the
poor, for to rate a man's wealth,
You must first know the
state of his conscience and health.
Not the humble and
proud, for in life's little span,
Who puts on vain airs,
is not counted a man.
Not the happy and sad,
for the swift flying years
Bring each man his
laughter and each man his tears.
No; the two kinds of
people on earth I mean,
Are the people who lift,
and the people who lean.
Wherever you go, you
will find the earth's masses,
Are always divided in
just these two classes.
And oddly enough, you
will find too, I ween,
There's only one lifter
to twenty who lean.
In which class are you?
Are you easing the load,
Of overtaxed lifters,
who toil down the road?
Or are you a leaner, who
lets others share
Your portion of labor,
and worry and care?
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