Blessed are they who love, if they are loved in turn.
ὄλβιοι οἱ φιλέοντες, ἐπὴν ἴσον ἀντεράωνται.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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May the Muses ever give me song at my desire, dear melodious song, the sweetest physic in the world.
The unceasing drip of water, as they say,
Will wear a channel in the hardest stone.
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