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τοῖς πράγμασιν γὰρ οὐχὶ θυμοῦσθαι χρεών· μέλει γὰρ αὐτοῖς οὐδέν· ἀλλ' οὑντυγχάνων τὰ πράγματ' ὀρθῶς ἂν τιθῇ, πράξει καλῶς → It does no good to rage at circumstance; events will take their course with no regard for us. But he who makes the best of those events he lights upon will not fare ill.

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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subs.

P. and V. ἀλήθεια, ἡ, τἀληθές.

correctness: Ar. and P. ὀρθότης, ἡ, V. ναμέρτεια, ἡ.

speak truth, v.: P. and V. ἀληθεύειν, ἀψευδεῖν (Plat.).

in truth: P. and V. ὄντως, P. τῷ ὄντι; see truly.

of a truth (in maxims): P. and V. τοι (enclitic).

verily: P. and V. ἦ, V. ἦ κάρτα, Ar. and V. κάρτα (rare P.); see really, verily.