And he had a miserable life until then because he always had illnesses, some of which might be even psychosomatic. So he was the optimist and the one who lived well with the pessimist.

那之前他生活得很悲惨，因为,他总是病魔缠身，有些是精神方面的疾病,因此他属于乐观主义者,而且能够和悲观主义者相处的很好。

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They were bigger, they were stronger, they were tougher, they were faster, they were more beautiful, they lived longer. Those were the great old days and then there's us, we, poor miserable wretches.

那时的人们更高大,更强壮,更顽强,他们速度更快,长得更帅,活得更长,这就是那些伟大的往昔岁月,之后就出现了穷苦悲惨可怜的希腊人

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