Honor and shame
are the same as fear.
Fortune and disaster
are the same for all.
What is said of honor and shame is this:
Whether absent or present,
They are inseparable from the fear
that they give rise to.
What is said of fortune and disaster is this:
They can befall any person.
By the accident of good fortune
one may rule the world for a time.
But by virtue of love
one lives forever.
David Given Schwarm 
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