Living
By those who themselves more bravely have fought
Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring (1853) · From West-Eastern Divan
Living
BY those who themselves more bravely have fought
A hero's praise will be joyfully told.
The worth of man can only be taught
By those who have suffer'd both heat and cold.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “By those who themselves more bravely have fought.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/344/.
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von. “By those who themselves more bravely have fought.” Translated by Edgar Alfred Bowring. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goethe/344/.
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