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| How passion is hard to master, and if left uncontrolled, | How passion is hard to master, and if left uncontrolled, | ||
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| That whatever happens, one can often only blame oneself: | That whatever happens, one can often only blame oneself: | ||
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| A cautionary tale and the moral of the story: | A cautionary tale and the moral of the story: | ||
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| Good sense is by far the chief part of happiness; and we must not be impious towards the gods. The great words of boasters are always punished with great blows, and as they grow old teach them wisdom. | Good sense is by far the chief part of happiness; and we must not be impious towards the gods. The great words of boasters are always punished with great blows, and as they grow old teach them wisdom. | ||
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| That ultimately, one must accept one’s fate: | That ultimately, one must accept one’s fate: | ||
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