THE HERO first thought it <br />To him 'twas a deed: <br />To those who retaught it, <br />A chain on their speed. <br /> <br /> <br />The fire that we kindled, <br />A beacon by night, <br />When darkness has dwindled <br />Grows pale in the light. <br /> <br /> <br />For life has no glory <br />Stays long in one dwelling, <br />And time has no story <br />That's true twice in telling. <br /> <br /> <br />And only the teaching <br />That never was spoken <br />Is worthy thy reaching, <br />The fountain unbroken.<br /><br />George William Russell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/truth-253/
