That is, if you've proved him true;
But you'll find it better by far in the end
To paddle your own canoe.
To 'borrow' is dearer by far than to 'buy,'—
A maxim, though old, still true;
You never will sigh, if you only will try
To paddle your own canoe!"
"That is going to be my motto," said Walter.
"What?"
"'Paddle your own canoe.' I'm going to depend upon myself, and I mean to succeed."