Maxioms by Homer ("smyrns Of Chios")
To labour is the lot of man below;
And when Jove gave us life, he gave us woe.
To labour is the lot of man below;
And when Jove gave us life, he gave us woe.
I live an idle burden to the ground.
I live an idle burden to the ground.
He serves me most who serves his country best.
He serves me most who serves his country best.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
'Tis fortune gives us birth,
But Jove alone endues the soul with worth.
His native home deep imag'd in his soul.
His native home deep imag'd in his soul.
