I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!

We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.

We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]

Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.

Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.

Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.

Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.

To a fair day open the window, but make you ready as to a foule.