Itaque hoc quod apud Pomponium legi animo mandabitur: ‘quidam adeo in latebras refugerunt ut putent in turbido esse quidquid in luce est’. Inter se ista miscenda sunt: et quiescenti agendum et agenti quiescendum est. Cum rerum natura delibera: illa dicet tibi et diem fecisse se et noctem.
Tad tai, ką perskaičiau Pomponijaus veikale, išliks širdyje: “Kai kurie taip nulindo į tamsą, kad neaiškiai mato, kas yra šviesoje”. Ramybė turi kaitaliotis su veikla, veikla — su ramybe. Pasitark su gamta, ji tau sakys sukūrusi ir dieną, ir naktį.
Therefore, you should note the following saying, taken from my reading in Pomponius: “Some men shrink into dark corners, to such a degree that they see darkly by day.” No, men should combine these tendencies, and he who reposes should act and he who acts should take repose. Discuss the problem with Nature; she will tell you that she has created both day and night.