Happy the man, and happy he alone,
He who can call to-day his own;
He who, secure within, can say,
To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- Imitation of Horace, Book iii, Ode 29, Line 65
He who can call to-day his own;
He who, secure within, can say,
To-morrow, do thy worst, for I have liv'd to-day.
-- John Dryden (1631-1700)
-- Imitation of Horace, Book iii, Ode 29, Line 65
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