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For to the unhappy man one night is equal to ten thousand, but the fortunate man is taken by surprise by day.

τῷ γὰρ κακῶς πράσσοντι μυρία μία
νύξ ἐστιν, εὖ παθόντα δ᾿ ἡμέρα φθάνει.

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Peleus

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