Ludwig Tieck

“ How Sir Peter Took Leave of His Parents
When Peter was mounting his horse, his father blessed him again, and said to him:
— My son, may good fortune accompany you at all times, and may you return to us one day safe and sound. Always remember the lessons I taught you when you were still a tender youth: seek out the good and shun the wicked; always abide by the rules of chivalry; do not disregard them even for an instant, for they were devised by the noblest men in their greatest hours ”