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"On page 340, “Of mortal creatures, all that breathe and move, / earth bears none frailer than mankind. What man / believes in woe to come, so long as valor / and tough knees are supplied him by the gods? / But when the gods in bliss bring miseries on, / then willynilly, blindly, he ensures. / Our minds are as the days are, dark or bright, / blown over by the father of gods and men. / So I, too, in my time thought to be happy;" — Sep 07, 2025 09:05PM
"On page 340, “Of mortal creatures, all that breathe and move, / earth bears none frailer than mankind. What man / believes in woe to come, so long as valor / and tough knees are supplied him by the gods? / But when the gods in bliss bring miseries on, / then willynilly, blindly, he ensures. / Our minds are as the days are, dark or bright, / blown over by the father of gods and men. / So I, too, in my time thought to be happy;" — Sep 07, 2025 09:05PM