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... μὴ κρείττον ̓ εἶναι τἀνδρὸς , ἀλλ ' ὑπήκοον , γυνὴ δὲ νικῶσ ̓ ἄνδρα κακόν ἐστιν μέγα . ” " " PHILEMON . Fabulae Incertae , Fragment 44 . “ A good wife's duty ' tis , Nicostrates , Not to command but to obey her spouse ; Most mischievous ...
... μὴ κρείττον ̓ εἶναι τἀνδρὸς , ἀλλ ' ὑπήκοον , γυνὴ δὲ νικῶσ ̓ ἄνδρα κακόν ἐστιν μέγα . ” " " PHILEMON . Fabulae Incertae , Fragment 44 . “ A good wife's duty ' tis , Nicostrates , Not to command but to obey her spouse ; Most mischievous ...
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... μὴ ποιῶν τι , οὐ μόνον ὁ ποιῶν τι . ” MARCUS AURELIUS . Quod sibi ipsi scripsit , ΙΧ . , 4 . " Injustice is as often done by refraining from action as by action . " “ Αδικον τὸ λυπεῖν τοὺς φίλους ἑκουσίως . ” 66 MENANDER . Monosticha ...
... μὴ ποιῶν τι , οὐ μόνον ὁ ποιῶν τι . ” MARCUS AURELIUS . Quod sibi ipsi scripsit , ΙΧ . , 4 . " Injustice is as often done by refraining from action as by action . " “ Αδικον τὸ λυπεῖν τοὺς φίλους ἑκουσίως . ” 66 MENANDER . Monosticha ...
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... μή . EURIPIDES . Chrysippus , Fragment 2 . " Woe's me , what evils the gods send upon us , When one who knows the right follows the wrong ! " “ Αἵδε δὲ νύκτες ἀθέσφατοι · ἔστι μὲν εὕδειν , ΑΘΑΝΑΤΩΝ - ΑΙΑΙ ΤΟΔ ' . 313.
... μή . EURIPIDES . Chrysippus , Fragment 2 . " Woe's me , what evils the gods send upon us , When one who knows the right follows the wrong ! " “ Αἵδε δὲ νύκτες ἀθέσφατοι · ἔστι μὲν εὕδειν , ΑΘΑΝΑΤΩΝ - ΑΙΑΙ ΤΟΔ ' . 313.
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... μή τι καὶ τολμῶσι κινδύνου μέτα · οἱ γὰρ πόνοι τίκτουσι τὴν εὐανδρίαν . ” EURIPIDES . Fragment 875 . “ Of courage ... μὴ ποιῆσαι , τοὺς δ ̓ ἐχθροὺς , φίλους ἐργάσασθαι . ” PYTHAGORAS . ( Diogenes Laertius , VIII . , 1 , 19 , 23. ) " We ...
... μή τι καὶ τολμῶσι κινδύνου μέτα · οἱ γὰρ πόνοι τίκτουσι τὴν εὐανδρίαν . ” EURIPIDES . Fragment 875 . “ Of courage ... μὴ ποιῆσαι , τοὺς δ ̓ ἐχθροὺς , φίλους ἐργάσασθαι . ” PYTHAGORAS . ( Diogenes Laertius , VIII . , 1 , 19 , 23. ) " We ...
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... μὴ τεθυμῶσθαι θεοῖς . 99 AESCHYLUS . Fragment 358 . " Wise men and upright by this sign ye know ; Ne'er in misfortune rail they at the gods . " “ Ανδρῶν δὲ φαύλων ὅρκον εἰς ὕδωρ γράφε . ” MENANDER . Monosticha , 25 . " A mean man's oath ...
... μὴ τεθυμῶσθαι θεοῖς . 99 AESCHYLUS . Fragment 358 . " Wise men and upright by this sign ye know ; Ne'er in misfortune rail they at the gods . " “ Ανδρῶν δὲ φαύλων ὅρκον εἰς ὕδωρ γράφε . ” MENANDER . Monosticha , 25 . " A mean man's oath ...
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