Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position:
all that is gained at the expense of your nerves
decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night.
Live with a steady superiority over life -
don’t be afraid of misfortune, and
do not yearn after happiness;
it is after all, all the same:
the bitter doesn’t last forever,
and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.
December 11, 1908 - August 3, 2008
dormit in pace.
