Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those
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Evil deeds do not prosper; the slow man catches up with the swift.
Among all men on the earth bards have a share of honor and reverence, because the muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards.
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly told.
The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken.
It is equally wrong to speed a guest who does not want to go, and to keep one back who is eager. You ought to make welcome the present guest, and send forth the one who wishes to go.
Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.