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Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
