Optima quaeque dies miseris mortalibus aevi Prima fugit subeunt...

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Optima quaeque dies miseris mortalibus aevi Prima fugit; subeunt morbi tristisque senectus Et labor, et durae rapit inclementia mortis.

Cf. J. B. Rose's translation:
Ah, how fleetly speeds the little span
Of lusty youth allowed to mortal man!
Diseases grow, age comes, and joys decay,
Till death demands his miserable prey.

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Tags: aevi, dies, durae, fugit, inclementia, labor, miseris, morbi

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