--- title: To Those Who Fail date: 2007-03-19T10:55:08Z modified: 2007-03-19T10:55:08Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/to-those-who-fail/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 115 categories: - Friendship Poems - Life Poems author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2007-03-19T10:55:08Z tags: - Friendship Poems - Life Poems --- All honor to him who shall win the prize,” The world has cried for a thousand years; But to him who tries, and who fails and dies, I give great honor and glory and tears; Give glory and honor and pitiful tears To all who fail in their deeds sublime; Their ghosts are many in the van of years, They were born with Time, in advance of Time. Oh, great is the hero who wins a name, But greater many and many a time Some pale-faced fellow who dies in shame, And lets [God](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/oh-god-where-are-you.md) finish the thoughts sublime. And great is the man with a sword undrawn, And good is the man who refrains from wine; But the man who fails and yet still fights on, Lo, he is the twin-born brother of mine. by Joaquin Miller