Harriet Monroe, ed. (1860–1936). The New Poetry: An Anthology. 1917.
WisdomWitter Bynner
From “Presences”
O
A quick way to be wise like you!
To impart before I go:
You must keep your goal in sight
Labor toward it day and night;
Then at last arriving there—
You shall be too old to care.
Old man, were you young like me.