Courage! Suffering, When It Climbs Highest, Lasts

In War The First Casualty Is The Truth.

Who Holds A Power But Newly Gained Is Ever Stern Of Mood.

Who Apart From The Gods Is Without Pain For His Whole Lifetime's Length?

Truly Upon Mortals Cometh Swift Of Foot Their Evil And His Offence Upon Him That Trespasseth Against Right.

The Truth Has To Be Melted Out Of Our Stubborn Lives By Suffering. Nothing Speaks The Truth, Nothing Tells Us How Things Really Are, Nothing Forces Us To Know What We Do Not Want To Know Except Pain. And This Is How The Gods Declare Their Love.