Lord Alfred Tennyson ( 6 of 46 )
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.