The Coming of Wisdom with Time

Though leaves are many, the root is one;

Through all the lying days of my youth

I swayed my leaves and flowers in the sun;

Now I may wither into the truth.

   —— William Butler Yeats (1865-1939)

枝叶繁多，根只有一条，

在我青春说谎的日子里，

我在阳光下招摇，

现在，我萎缩成真理。

     —— 叶芝：随时间而来的智慧