"βουλοίμην κ' ἐπάρουρος ἐὼν θητευέμεν ἄλλῳ, ἀνδρὶ παρ' ἀκλήρῳ, ᾧ μὴ βίοτος πολὺς εἴη, ἢ πᾶσιν νεκύεσσι καταφθιμένοισιν ἀνάσσειν."
— Homer

January 1, 1970

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: Rather would I, in the sun's warmth divine, Serve a poor churl who drags his days in grief, Than the whole lordship of the dead were mine.