Oh, the cares of mankind! Oh, how much emptiness there is in the world!
O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane!
Original text (Latin)
Original text (Latin)
Longing can be put out of a [lustful] man, but lust is never put out from a fool.
Good living to you, you gluttons, you guzzlers, good living to you, you bellies!
This is a little better than middling, that is a little less bad than what you would call the worst.
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