Heights 高度

 
The heights by great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight,

 
But they, while their companions slept,

Were toiling upward in the night.

翻译：

伟人所至高度，

并非一蹴而就；

同伴半夜酣睡时，

辛勤攀登仍不辍。

简析：
这是朗费罗的一首励志小诗，不要羡慕别人的成就，别人的成就都是通过每一天的努力取得的，想自己成功就得付出辛劳。