They turned the gaze from heaven down to man
Not to deny the stars but change the plan;
To see the worth in flesh and thought combined
And crown the mind as temple well-designed
From Cicero to poets of the square
They found that virtue blooms when humans care;
That reason paired with kindness is the art
That lifts a city’s roof and lights its heart
The scholar’s robe was stitched with farmer’s thread
The wisdom read was meant for daily bread;
And dignity became the common right
Not gift of birth but claim of human sight
So let us hold the flame they passed along
That learning makes the just the kind the strong;
And see in every neighbor’s gaze a spark
That turns the narrow road to noble park
