Results and Roses

The man who wants a garden fair,

or small or very big,

With flowers growing here and there,

Must bend his back and dig.

The things are mighty few on earth

That wishes can attain.

Whate'er we want of any worth

We've got to work to gain.

It matters not what goal you seek,

It's secret here reposes:

You've got to dig from week to week

To get Results or Roses.”

- Edgar Guest (1881-1959)