de-vere-epigram

October 17, 2024

Were I a king, I could command content;

Were I obscure, hidden should be my cares;

Or were I dead, no cares should me torment,

Nor hopes, nor hates, nor loves, nor griefs, nor fears.

A doubtful choice, of these three which to crave,

A kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave.

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Thought:

“People can’t, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents. Life gives these and also takes them away and the great difficulty is to say Yes to life.”

James Baldwin | Giovanni’s Room

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