If we were all to perish who did not succeed in obtaining what we wished, all mankind would die.
εἰ πάντες ἀποθανούμεθ᾿ οἷς μὴ γίγνεται
ἃ βουλόμεσθα, πάντες ἀποθανούμεθα.
ἃ βουλόμεσθα, πάντες ἀποθανούμεθα.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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Although one be a slave, yet being human,
O master, he is none the less a man.
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That, borne with steadfastness, to blessings turn.
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