The power is yours, but not the sight;
You see not upon what you tread;
You have the ages for your guide,
But not the wisdom to be led.
Source: In Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips, MCR software, 1995.
-- Edwin A Robinson, (Dec 22 1869-1935), US poet; His Pulitzer prize winners included Collected Poems, 1921; Man Who Died Twice, 1924.