Giovanni Andrea Podestà, Putti in a landscape, 1650
Show wisdom. Strain clear the wine; and since life is brief, cut short far-reaching hopes! Even while we speak, envious Time has sped. Reap the harvest of to-day, putting as little trust as may be in the morrow!
Da saggia versaci il tuo vino: le troppe speranze contieni in termini brevi: parli e già l’ora è fuggita. Afferra l’attimo e del dubbio domani diffida.
