Quote#Hope
So let's not exaggerate
Quote byKonstantinos P. Cavafy · 1863–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: When the Watchman Saw the Light (1900).
English (original)
So let's not exaggerate. The light is good; and those coming are good, their words and actions also good. And let's hope all goes well. But Argos can do without the house of Atreus. Ancient houses are not eternal.
— Konstantinos P. Cavafy
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