Do your best, your very best,
And do it every day ;
Little boys and little girls,
That is the wisest way.
Whatever work comes to your hand,
At home or at your school,
Do your best with right good will ;
It is a Golden Rule.
Still do your best, if but at taw
You join the merry ring ;
Or if you play at battledoor,
Or if you skip or sing.
Or if you write your copybook,
Or if you read or spell,
Or if you seam, or hem, or knit,
Be sure and do it well.
For he who always does his best,
His best will better grow ;
But he who shirks or slights his task,
He lets the better go.
What if your lesson should be hard,
You need not yield to sorrow ;
For him who bravely works to-day,
His task grows light to-morrow.
Posted by Little Lady In Training
