Be not too wise, nor too foolish, Be not too conceited, nor diffident, Be not too haughty, nor too humble, Be not too talkative, nor too silent, Be not too hard, nor too feeble. If you be too wise, men will expect too much of you; If you be too foolish, you will be deceived; If you be too conceited, you will be thought difficult; If you be too humble, you will be without honour; If you be too talkative, you will not be heeded; If you be too silent, you will not be regarded; If you be too hard, you will be broken; If you be too feeble, you will be crushed. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEDIOCRITY IN LOVE REJECTED by THOMAS CAREW WEARINESS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW SHADOWS IN THE WATER by THOMAS TRAHERNE TRAVELOGUE by EVA K. ANGLESBURG HINDOO FUNERAL SONG by EDWIN ARNOLD ON THE PICTURE OF LUCRETIA STABBING HERSELF by PHILIP AYRES |