We struggle onward, ignorant and blind, For a result unknown and undesign'd; Avoiding seeming ills, misunderstood, Embracing evil as a seeming good. (Theognis of Megara)

We struggle onward, ignorant and blind, For a result unknown and undesign'd; Avoiding seeming ills, misunderstood, Embracing evil as a seeming good.

Theognis of Megara

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