<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=504759" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The revelations of great men</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">If you do something good in return, <br>You aren’t good; you settled a due.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If you do something good intently, <br>You aren’t good; you simply invested.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If you ask pardon for a fevour, <br>You aren’t great; it’s a strategy.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If you give pardon to one mightier, <br>You aren’t great with no alternatives.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If you speak truth when comfortable<br>And be honest when convenient</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You cannot boast of yourself as great<br>As any mean one could do them at ease.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You aren’t great being just in matters<br>Where being otherwise of no advantage.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">You aren’t great with the veil you’ve made<br>Of good deeds to hide the ill gotten. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">You aren’t great with philanthropy<br>From the undue or unfair wealth got.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">But for few, all great men may forgive me<br>For the revelations made of them.<br>19.10.2008</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Rm.+Shanmugam+Chettiar">Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar</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=504759" data-title="The revelations of great men de Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar" data-description="If you do something good in return, You aren’t good; you settled a due. If you do something good intently, You aren’t good; you simply invested. If you ask pardon for a fevour, You aren’t great; it’s a strategy. If you give pardon to..."></div> </div> </div>

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