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" To stand up straight and tread the turning mill,
To lie flat and know nothing and be still,
Are the two trades of man; and which is worse
I know not, but I know that both are ill. "

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A.E. Housman quote : To stand up straight and tread the turning mill,<br />To lie flat and know nothing and be still,<br />Are the two trades of man; and which is worse<br />I know not, but I know that both are ill.