I am looking for the words of a poem by Hilaire Belloc titled Discovery. I think the first line is"life is a long discovery isn't it........" Any assistance much appreciated.

Les has answered this on the General Discussion page - I've cut and pasted his answer below:

Discovery

Life is a long discovery, isn’t it?
You only get your wisdom bit-by-bit.
If you have luck you’ll find in early youth
How dangerous it is to tell the truth.
And next you learn how dignity and peace
Are the ripe fruit of patient avarice.
You find that middle life goes racing past
You find despair and at the very last
You find as you are giving up the ghost
That those who loved you best
Despised you most.

Hillaire Belloc

Does someone with real authorization to be at this site want to post this for the requestor on the Lost Quotes page? Thanks.

Les