Quid enim necesse est mala accersere, satis cito patienda cum venerint praesumere, ac praesens tempus futuri metu perdere? Est sine dubio stultum, quia quandoque sis futurus miser, esse iam miserum.
Iš tiesų, ar būtina šauktis nelaimių? Jas ir taip greitai reikės kęsti, kai užgrius. Kam dabartį gadinti ateities baime? Be abejo, kvaila būti nelaimingam dabar todėl, kad kada nors būsi nelaimingas.
Why, indeed, is it necessary to summon trouble,—which must be endured soon enough when it has once arrived,—
or to anticipate trouble and ruin the present through fear of the future? It is indeed foolish to be unhappy now because you may be unhappy at some future time.