Constantine P. Cavafy Quote

Don't mourn your luck that's failing now,
work gone wrong, your plans
all proving deceptive — don't mourn them uselessly.
As one long prepared, and graced with courage,
say goodbye to her, the Alexandria that is leaving.
Above all, don't fool yourself, don't say
it was a dream, your ears deceived you:
don't degrade yourself with empty hopes like these.


The God Abandons Antony (1911). - Collected Poems (1992)


Don't mourn your luck that's failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive — don't mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and ...

Don't mourn your luck that's failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive — don't mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and ...

Don't mourn your luck that's failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive — don't mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and ...

Don't mourn your luck that's failing now, work gone wrong, your plans all proving deceptive — don't mourn them uselessly. As one long prepared, and ...