"Anacreontic imperative:
With wisdom, sip a glass of wine, Be happy to be alive,/
Kissing a fair maiden, Never having to bow down slavishly,/
Cultivate friendship with friends, Move as normally as possible,/
Envy no one's successes, Be grateful and modest,/
But clear with oneself, Yet maintain one's pride,/
Freely develop talents, Be critical and vigilant,/
Fight against aging, Soften one's voice,/
Leave even adversaries be, Hate neither oneself nor others,/
Never get angry over trivialities, Do not rage or quarrel,/
Or become hypochondriacs, And endanger one's happiness,/
But be calm sipping a glass of wine, And - as long as we can -/
Kissing the aforementioned maiden. This is all we must,/
Compared to what we can, compared to what we must do."
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