“To few[938] alone of mortals is it given
To reach hoary age, being prosperous all the while,
And not meet with calamities,”—
Moschion, the comic poet, writes:
“But he of all men is most blest,
Who leads throughout an equal life.”
And you will find that, Theognis having said:
“For no advantage to a man grown old
A young wife is, who will not, as a ship
The helm, obey,”—