The Rotary Balita no. 700 (July 17, 1952)

Manila Rotary has had a very auspicious start for the new Rotary Year. The first two weekly luncheon affairs turned out to be the most memorable we can recall. Of course, Rotary means more than luncheon meetings; it means good works, and there is a lot to do. The task is hard and trying and we thought the following from Douglas Malloch would be worth remembering: "Sure there is lots of troubles. Sure there are heaps of cares, Burdens that bend us double, Worries that come to wear. But we must keep pursuing Something, see it through; Still to be up and doing Is all that there is to do. "Though you would like to idle, Wait for the world to right, Keep your hand on the bridle, Fight when you have to fight. Women are won by wooing, Fortune is won the same, And to be up and doing Is all there is to the game. "Few fail by trying, Few ever win who wait. All of your sitting, sighing Never will conquer fate. Whatever path you are hewing, One thing is certain, son: Either be up and doing Or soon you'll be down and done."