Thoughts—Me	
QUICK CHECK:	
When you get what you want,	
In your struggle for self,	
And the world makes you king for a day,
Just go to a mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that reflection has to say.	
For it isn’t your classmate or parent or friend,	
Whose judgement upon you must pass,	
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life,	
Is the one staring back at you from the glass.	
Some people may think you are a wonderful chum,	
And call you a wonderful guy.	
But the man in the mirror says you’re only a bum,	
If you can’t look him straight in the eye.	
He’s the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,	
For he’s with you clear up to the end.	
And you have passed your most dangerous test,	
If the man in the mirror is your friend.	
You may fool the world on your pathway of years,	
And get pays on the back as you pass.	
But your final reward will be heartache and tears,	
If you’ve cheated the man in the glass.	
—Author unknown	
We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
     —Eric Hoffer
Hold your head high.  You can make it.  It gets dark 
sometimes but morning comes.  Keep hope alive.   
   —Rev. Jesse Jackson
If you would have a faithful servant and one that 
you like, serve yourself.       —Benjamin Franklin
Love yourself first and everything else falls into 
line.  You really have to love yourself to get 
anything done in this world.  —Lucille Ball
Inner space is the real frontier.    —Gloria Steinem	
So what if I go, and so what if I won’t . . . 
Who cares if I do, and who cares if I don't . . . 
That little small voice said inside me today. 
"No matter the effort, I don’t count — no way!"
I looked in the mirror, and I had not a face.
I’m no one important; someone else take my place.
I cried in my pillow ‘til sleep came at last,
And visioned my future from experiences past.
I saw that my life was just going nowhere.
If only I could find someone who would care.
Then all of a sudden,
like a bolt from the blue.
A flash of light came and said, 
"What about you?"
You mean "me care for me?"  
I questioned my dream.
"Why, yes, of course, you, 
things are not as they seem!"
You must love yourself 
as you’re all that you’ve got.
The value you put on yourself 
means a lot . . .
As you see yourself, 
so will others see you.
Believe in yourself first, 
and others will too!   
 —Beverly Bassler
1. Poem on left: a) Whose verdict counts most?  
 b) Why is he the fellow to please?  c) What will 	
be your final reward if you have cheated him?	
2. Hoffer: When do we lie loudest?
3. Jackson: What should you keep alive?
4. Franklin: Who should you serve?
5. Ball:  Who do you have to love to get anything 	
done in this world?	
6. Bassler:  a) Why did the person cry?  b) How 	
will others see you?  c) What happens when you 
believe in yourself first?
Thoughts & Quotes