Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour?
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
You will live wisely if you are happy in your lot.
Enjoy the present day, as distrusting that which is to follow.
What has this unfeeling age of ours left untried, what wickedness has it shunned?
All singers have this fault: if asked to sing among friends they are never so inclined; if unasked, they never leave off.