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The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, Never became a forest king, But lived and died a common thing. The man who never had to toil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man, But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow on ease. The stronger wind, the tougher trees The farther sky, the greater length By sun and cold, by rain and snow, In tree, or man, good timber grows. Douglas Mallock Difficulty, Ease, Trials