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You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the guy in the glass.




Will be called good, cool, good,
When will be able to succeed.
And he will say: you're nothing if you can barely
him straight in the eye to see.
To get a better taste of my life pie
You can cheat, but will understand
What suffering and tears will be full of your rock,
If in the mirror boy you're lying.
(Maybe you clever, did much
And I want to continue to go its own way,
But the man in the mirror says: "You're nothing!" -
And you can't look him in the face.
You can deceive the world,
And get a smile and praise,
But the reward at the end will be tears and pain,
If you've cheated the man in the mirror.)
Quote Explanation: Dale Wimbrow, 1934. Translation: Mikhail Suboch.
№ 383889   Added MegaMozg 04-12-2019 / 16:40
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isnt your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.




When you become rich, everyone knows you,
Look in the reflection -
The guy in the mirror can look and say with love
And you listen carefully.
Not father or mother, not your friend, not wife,
Judged strictly for your business.
The guy, whose sentence is always the most important,
Looks from the mirror straight in the eye.
No matter what the guy will be with you
Before you leave us suddenly.
And, believe me, you passed the hardest test of your,
If in the mirror the guy is your friend.
(When you once succeed
And be king for one day
Then look in the mirror, look at yourself,
And listen to what you say, this man is.
This - not the mother, not the father or wife,
Whose judgment you must pass.
The man, whose judgment has the most weight
Is the person looking at you from the mirror.
To him, you have to like and not others
Because only he will be with you until the end.
And you've passed your most dangerous,difficult test
If he says that he's your friend.)
Quote Explanation: A poem by Dale Wimbrow "Man in the mirror" (Dale Wimbrow, "The Guy in the Glass"), which was quoted in the book, Steve Peacocks "Personal development for intelligent people". This poem was first published in the American magazine in 1934 year. The magazine offered its readers to answer the question addressed to the magazine editor: "Why would a young, ambitious person to be honest?" One of the answers was the poem "The Guy in the Glass".
№ 383887   Added MegaMozg 04-12-2019 / 16:36