<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=433944" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Compressed To Standardize In Five Stanzas</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I am neither shocked nor amazed these days, <br>That people give praise to those with college degrees...<br>With belief they automatically have earned, <br>A common sense assumed dispensed.<br>Or become exempt from having none at all.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">One would think a requirement would be, <br>An ability to listen and comprehend...<br>With a process to 'think' easy to begin, <br>Without being prompted, but...<br>A wisdom received is not from a classroom given.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Often the ones ignored to have intelligence, <br>Are those assessed by how they visually dress to impress.<br>Or where their mail is addressed.<br>Or what is seen parked outside they have keys available, <br>Nearby or in their pockets to unlock, hop in and drive.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When many who achieve 'material' success are not degreed.<br>Nor are some who are successful believe enthusiastically, <br>What they have accomplished is material possessed.<br>Or merits the getting of attention to mention that's confessed.<br>Since what it is they've done they could not teach to anyone, <br>If compressed to standardize in five stanzas delivered in 21 lines.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=433944" data-title="Compressed To Standardize In Five Stanzas de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I am neither shocked nor amazed these days, That people give praise to those with college degrees... With belief they automatically have earned, A common sense assumed dispensed. Or become exempt from having none at all. One would think a requi..."></div> </div> </div>

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