I Have Enjoyed The Happiness Of The

This Is The Curse Of An Evil Deed, That It Incites And Must Bring Forth More Evil.

Toil Of Science Swells The Wealth Of Art.

Only Through Beauty's Morning-gate, Dost Thou Penetrate The Land Of Knowledge.

Heaven And Earth Fight In Vain Against A Dunce!

Folly, Thou Conquerest, And I Must Yield! Against Stupidity The Very Gods Themselves Contend In Vain. Exalted Reason, Resplendent Daughter Of The Head Divine, Wise Foundress Of The System Of The World, Guide Of The Stars, Who Are Thou Then, If Thou, Bound To The Tail Of Folly's Uncurb'd Steed, Must, Vainly Shrieking, With The Drunken Crowd, Eyes Open, Plunge Down Headlong In The Abyss.