Author E. P. Arnold-Forster Aim at achieving the good, my friend, but, having achieved it, Be content; and abstain, prithee, from doing it all.True zeal only requires that what there is is ideal, Spurious zeal demands that an ideal be there. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments