Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows, And the fresh flowret pluck ere it close; Why are we fond of toil and care? Why choose the rankling thorn to wear?
Life let us cherish.
Note 1. Translated by N. Schink, London, 1799. [back]
Note 2. Commonly quoted, It is worse than a crime,it is a blunder, and attributed to Talleyrand. [back]