As much as you can
Even if you cannot shape your life as you want it,
at least try this as much as you can
Do not debase it
in excessive contact with the world,
in excessive movements and talk,
do not debase it by taking it,
dragging it often and exposing it
to the daily folly
of relationships and association
until it becomes an alien life.
Constatine P. Cavafy.
1913.
Even if you cannot shape your life as you want it,
at least try this as much as you can
Do not debase it
in excessive contact with the world,
in excessive movements and talk,
do not debase it by taking it,
dragging it often and exposing it
to the daily folly
of relationships and association
until it becomes an alien life.
Constatine P. Cavafy.
1913.
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