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Sunday, January 21, 2024

Desires

Terence, Andria 305-306 (my translation):
Since what you want can't happen,
want what can.

quoniam non potest id fieri quod vis,
id velis quod possit.
Sidney G. Ashmore ad loc. compares a French saying:
Si on n'a pas ce que l'on aime, il faut aimer ce que l'on a.