From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was.

And from this marvellous pan-Hellenic expedition, triumphant, brilliant in every way, celebrated on all sides, glorified incomparable, we emerged: the great new Hellenic world.

Roses by the head, jasmine at the feet so appear the longings that have passed without being satisfied, not one of them granted a night of sensual pleasure, or one of its radiant mornings.

From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was.

A month passes by and brings another month. Easy to guess what lies ahead: all of yesterday's boredom. And tomorrow ends up no longer like tomorrow.

To certain people there comes a day when they must say the great Yes or the great No.

Have Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey.