Monday, June 16, 2008

Peonies End: Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.


Laetus in praesens animus
quod ultra est oderit curare
et amara lento temperet risu.
Nihil est ab omni parte beatum.

--Horace, Odes 2.16

Translation (thanks to Amy P.):

A soul happy for the present
disdains to be concerned about what is beyond
and tempers bitterness with a slow smile.
Nothing is all ways blessed.