Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock . Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.
Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow, An icy spring, shady … - Theognis Of Megara
Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow, An icy spring, shady …
- Theognis Of Megara
Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence. - Theognis Of Megara
Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.
Ram, ass, and horse, my Kyrnos, we look over With care, and seek good stock for good to cover; And yet the best men make no argument, But wed, for… - Theognis Of Megara
Ram, ass, and horse, my Kyrnos, we look over With care, and seek good stock for good to cover; And yet the best men make no argument, But wed, for…
The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons. - Theognis Of Megara
The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons.
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought. - Theognis Of Megara
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.
Unless the gods deceive my mind , That man is forging fetters for himself. - Theognis Of Megara
Unless the gods deceive my mind , That man is forging fetters for himself.
Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man. - Theognis Of Megara
Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man.
One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few. - Theognis Of Megara
One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few.
Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins ! - Theognis Of Megara
Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins !
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