The Gods of the Copybook Headings by Rudyard Kipling , circa 1919

"......As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man
There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,

And the burnt Fool’s bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire;..."
Yes, my second video of Kipling's poetry. What can I say? I dig his timeless insight. Here's the article in the vid....https://classicalpoets.org/2020/06/09...