But now I feel clearly how blessëd it is

To be well assured upon sound authority:

Even as thou sowest thou shalt one day reap.—

One must be oneself; for oneself and one’s own

One must do one’s best, both in great and in small things.

If the luck goes against you, at least you’ve the honour

Of a life carried through in accordance with principle.—

Now homewards! Though narrow and steep the path,

Though fate to the find may be never so biting—

Still old Peer Gynt will pursue his own way,