Neque enim levia aut ludicra praemia petunt, quae consequi atque obtinere non possunt, sed circa ipsam rerum summam verticemque deficiunt nec in eo miseris contingit effectus quod solum  dies noctesque moliuntur; in qua re bonorum vires eminent.
For those things they seek as rewards, which they cannot acquire and possess, are not trifles or playthingsa; they fail in what concerns the very sum and summit of things, nor do the wretches achieve the performance of that for which alone they spend days and nights striving; and it is in this matter that the strength of good men is outstandingly clear.
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