Σκηνὴ πᾶς ὁ βίος καὶ παίγνιον: ἢ μάθε παίζειν, τὴν σπουδὴν μεταθείς, ἢ φέρε τὰς ὀδύνας → All life is a stage and a play: either learn to play laying your gravity aside, or bear with life's pains.
something that mitigates: V. μείλιγμα, τό, θελκτήριον, τό.
remedy: P. and V. φάρμακον, τό, V. ἄκος, τό. μῆχος, τό.