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Happy the man who, like Ulysses, has made a fine voyage, or has won the Golden Fleece, and then returns, experienced and knowledgeable, to spend the rest of his life among his family! Joachim du Bellay		Sunday Nov 01, 2026
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	Theognis
	(c. 570-c. 490 BC) Elegies - Greek elegaic poet of Megara, one of chief gnomic poets.

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Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought. Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man. Moderation is best in all things. Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence. One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few.

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