What worth is life, when I am fortune's butt? 'Tis better, … - Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan

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What worth is life, when I am fortune's butt?
'Tis better, better far its course to stay,
And die once only, than die every day.

Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan

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(sometimes mistakenly listed as "marquis de Racan", although he never held this title; 5 February 1589 – 21 January 1670) was a French aristocrat, soldier, poet, dramatist and (original) member of the .

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Alternative Names: Seigneur de Racan • Honorat de Bueil de Racan

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Tircis, il faut penser à faire la retraite;
La course de nos jours est plus qu’à demi faite;
L’âge insensiblement nous conduit à la mort; ...
Il est temps de jouir des délices du port.

Tircis, it's time to think of retiring:
Over half our journey is done.
Old age insensibly leads us toward death. ...
It's time to enjoy the delights of the port.

It is never too soon nor too late
To taste of the pleasures of life.

What worth is life, when I am fortune's butt? 'Tis better, better far its course to stay, And die once only, than die every day. - Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan

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