Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.

Aeschylus

Aeschylus

Affairs Alas Away Compare Dash Fortunate Men Might Picture Shadow Sponge Them Unfortunate Wet You

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Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.

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