I Would Have You To Know I Know What Is What

To withdraw
is not
to run away,
and to stay
is no
wise action
when there is
more reason
to fear
than to hope.
'Tis the part
of a wise man
to keep himself
today for tomorrow,
and not venture
all his eggs
in one basket.
And though I am
but a clown,
or a bumpkin,
as you may say,
yet I would have you
to know I know
what is what,
and have always taken care of the main chance.
--Miguel Cervantes (from "Don Quixote ")
Sancho Panza to Don Quixote, Peter Anthony Motteux translation (1701)

Buddha Temple from outside Cremation Canyon (top)
another trailside attraction (middle)
invisible pilgrims near Royal Arch Canyon (below)