1852-1940, American Poet and Editor
Ah, great it is to believe the dream as we stand in youth by the starry stream; but a greater thing is to fight life through and say at the end, the dream is true!
Edwin Markham – [Dreams]
Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, the emptiness of ages in his face, and on his back the burden of the world.
Edwin Markham – [Farming and Farmers]
For all your days be prepared, and meet them ever alike. When you are the anvil, bear — when you are the hammer, strike.
Edwin Markham – [Preparation]
The crest and crowning of all good, Life's final star, is Brotherhood.
Edwin Markham – [Brotherhood]
The thing that is incredible is life itself. Why should we be here in this sun-illuminated universe? Why should there be green earth under our feet?
Edwin Markham – [Faith]
There is a destiny that makes us brothers, No one goes his way alone; All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back into our own.
Edwin Markham – [Brotherhood]
We have committed the Golden Rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.
Edwin Markham – [Life and Living]