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Κακοῦ μεταβολὴν ἀνδρὸς οὐ δεῖ προσδοκᾶν → Non exspectandus improbi flexus viri → Auf Wandel eines schlechten Mannes warte nicht

Menander, Monostichoi, 282
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|elentxt=[[to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics]], [[the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics]] (Plato, ''Protagoras'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0177%3Atext%3DProt.%3Apage%3D342 342e6])
|elentxt=[[to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics]], [[the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics]] (Plato, ''Protagoras'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0177%3Atext%3DProt.%3Apage%3D342 342e6])
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==Modern Greek==
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καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική
|elgrtxt=καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική
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Revision as of 11:08, 14 January 2023

Greek to English

to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics, the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics (Plato, Protagoras 342e6)

Greek to Modern Greek

καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική