<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=576985" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Lesson From The Horse Race</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">There's no such thing as gallant loser and there's no glory in defeat<br>And coming first is all that matter and victory is always sweet<br>For the winning horse and jockey there's a mighty hip hooray<br>And the jockey he is smiling victory has made his day.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The stable lad leads in his winner he has never known such joy<br>And the owner pats his race horse as if to say well done me boy<br>And there's applause for the winning trainer from the large onlooking crowd<br>And the horse is centre of attention and those who backed him clapping loud.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Near by stands the beaten favourite held there by his stable lad<br>And with no trace of the horse's owner and the trainer looking sad<br>In a thrilling photo finish beaten into second place<br>But he get little recognition for running such a splendid race.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Human life is like the horse race at winning post you've got to lead<br>Losers are quickly forgotten and to be loved you must succeed<br>You must strive hard for your glory and if you fail in your vital test<br>You too will be quick forgotten as winners are remembered best</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And there's a lesson from the horse race and it read plain for all to see<br>If you live for admiration go for outright victory<br>And you will be the main attraction and all the applause will be for you<br>And like the poor defeated race horse there will be none for number two.</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=576985" data-title="The Lesson From The Horse Race de Francis Duggan" data-description="There's no such thing as gallant loser and there's no glory in defeat And coming first is all that matter and victory is always sweet For the winning horse and jockey there's a mighty hip hooray And the jockey he is smiling victory has made his da..."></div> </div> </div>

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