The Great Crusade; The Book of the Order of Abou Ben Adhem|1917
— 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.