Focus and Zeal Classic English Literature Quote Poster Writing Wall Art Poster for Classroom, Library and School - Size 12x18 in, Set of 8

SAMPLE OF EACH POEM (See images for complete poems)

THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
INVICTUS
BY WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.

THE MAN IN THE ARENA
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT

It is not the critic who counts;
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
BY ROBERT FROST

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

DO IT ANYWAY
BY MOTHER TERESA

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered... Forgive them anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God...
It was never between you and them anyway.

LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT.
BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.

HOW DO I LOVE THEE?
BY ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height


THE NEW COLOSSUS
BY EMMA LAZARUS

"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"