What do these quotes means?

Question

What is the interpretation for these 2 quotes?

Man with his burning soul

has but an hour of breath

to build a ship of truth

in which his soul may sail

sail on the sea of death

for death takes toll

of beauty, course, youth

of all but truth.

(Masefield, Truth)

2)

to thine own self be true,

And it must follow as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

(Shakespearse, Hamlet, 1,3)

Answer 1

Well at a guess I'd say the first one means that you should put right the wrongs you did and tell the truth and the second one means don't try and be someone you're not be true to yourself and don't lie to others

Answer 2

1- that in the end, only truth is eternal. that all other things die or go away: beauty, youth. that when you die, all you have left is the truth of your existence

2- that if you are true to yourself, you'll be truthful to others(at least about yourself)

Answer 3

1) what would u do if u knew u were dying? would u try and rewrite history and who u are for yr legacy? does truth outlast death? ==> relgious implications of afterlife and soul

2). It's basically Polonius' advice to his son Laertes in "Hamlet". The older I get, the more I realize the importance of being honest with

myself and the more I notice people who aren't. I also enjoyed the line

about listening more and speaking less.something I've heard in different

ways over the years. The whole poem is proof positive that the truth

remains the truth, no matter where or when it is spoken.

http://www.drirene.com/thine_own.htm : quoted from this website:Most of us are familiar with the above quote taking from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, but how many of us know this verse:  Ã¢Â€ÂœAnd it must follow, as the night the day, Thou can not then be false to any man.”  Unless we can be true to ourselves first, we cannot be true to others.

To thine own self be true…..how profound.  How many of us have a hard time being true to ourselves?  Those of us that gave our life to another at the cost of loosing who we are in the process will have a hard time being true to ourselves.  Allowing someone else to define who we are, we lose our ability to discover and grow inwardly.  We no longer are able to discern a truth from a lie.  For many of us, we have accepted lies for so long, that finding out what is true takes time. Having done this very thing, I know how difficult the journey to self-discovery can be.

Truth….truth is a word that brings out such negative reactions to many of us. You see truth is really an action word.  You cannot accept truth without change. Accepting truth about ourselves is difficult, especially to those of us who have been abused.  But

truth does set one free if we will allow it to; it is a crucial part of healing.  It gives us the freedom to be who we are.  We are able to come to terms with our weakness (without condemnation) and appreciate our strength.  Truth gives strength; it naturally builds healthy boundaries.  Truth is open; it is honest even at the risk of being vulnerable again.  Truth is light and brings forth life.  When we walk in truth, we walk in light and when we walk in light we live a healthy life.

Truth is also love.  The greatest act of love towards another is living a life that is truthful.  For those of us who find it difficult to love ourselves, we will find it will come more easily when we walk in truth about who we are.  If we walk in truth, we walk in perfect love, and if we walk in perfect love, then we do not walk in fear because perfect love cast out fear.  Because we have been honest with ourselves, we are able to love ourselves with all of our imperfections, knowing that we are in “process” and therefore need not have others approval.  This is freedom indeed.

The second part of this verse is a natural occurrence if we hold true to the first part of the verse.  So, when in doubt as to our motives of not being truthful with someone….look inside, are we being less than truthful to ourselves?