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You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Faults are committed within the walls of Troy and also without.
[There is fault on both sides.]
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
