O son, thou hast not true humility, The highest virtue, mother of them all But her thou hast not know for what is this Thou thoughtest of thy prowess and thy sins Thou hast not lost thyself to save thyself. (Alfred, Lord Tennyson)

O son, thou hast not true humility, The highest virtue, mother of them all But her thou hast not know for what is this Thou thoughtest of thy prowess and thy sins Thou hast not lost thyself to save thyself.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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