Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played…
“Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate, and drunk your fill: walk sober off; before a sprightlier age comes tittering on, and shoves you from the stage: leave such to trifle with more grace and ease, whom Folly pleases, and whose Follies please.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Live virtufully and modestly; avoid excess, stay sober, and let folly pass gracefully.
In simple terms: Live well, stay sober, avoid folly.
Key Takeaway
Practice modest living.
Themes
life
moderation
humility
Mood
poetic
instructive
Type
Age:0
Funny:0
Live well:1
Sober Sprightlier:0
Live Fairly:0
Ease Folly:0
Folly Pleases:0
Leave Trifle:0
When to use this quote
- personal development
- literary analysis
- spiritual guidance
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Key Concepts
philosophy
ethics
Questions to Reflect On
- calm
- thoughtful
A Different Perspective
What habits help you stay modest?