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If tears were for our sorrows remedy,
And he who wept no longer felt the smart,
Then would we gladly barter gold for tears.

εἰ τὰ δάκρυ᾿ ἡμῖν τῶν κακῶν ἦν φάρμακον,
ἀεί θ᾿ ὁ κλαύσας τοῦ πονεῖν ἐπαύετο,
ἠλλαττόμεσθ᾿ ἂν δάκρυα δόντες χρυσίον.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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I pray, first, for good health; then, for prosperity; thirdly, for happiness; and, lastly, to owe no man anything.

Although one be a slave, yet being human,
O master, he is none the less a man.

Sickness than sorrow is far easier borne.

In this thing one man is superior to another, that he is better able to bear adversity and prosperity.

In many households many ills thou'lt find
That, borne with steadfastness, to blessings turn.

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