<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=575090" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>That Many Their Own Praises</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I do not wish to control people I've never hit my wife<br>And I too have my struggles my struggles in life<br>But like the pope or the monarch I breathe the same air<br>And 'tis true hope can be found at the pit of despair.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I did not ask you to tell me of how marvellous you are<br>Of your recent job promotion and of your brand new car<br>And your two weeks holiday in a resort by the sea<br>With your beautiful wife and your young family.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I feel glad to hear that for yourself you've done well<br>But for a commentary of your achievements I did not ask you to tell<br>Me of since I do not have success stories of my own to relate<br>But then suppose those who work hard at it their own success do create.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And I am not one to begrudge you your success<br>If in your life it brings you some happiness<br>Yet in an age of self promotion it does seem a sad thing<br>That many their own praises feel compelled to sing.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Francis+Duggan">Francis Duggan</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=575090" data-title="That Many Their Own Praises de Francis Duggan" data-description="I do not wish to control people I've never hit my wife And I too have my struggles my struggles in life But like the pope or the monarch I breathe the same air And 'tis true hope can be found at the pit of despair. I did not ask you to tell me of..."></div> </div> </div>

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