trite
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Ἔργων πονηρῶν χεῖρ' ἐλευθέραν ἔχε → Mali facinoris liberam serva manum → Von schlechten Taten halte deine Hände frei
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
adj.
P. and V. ἀρχαῖος, παλαιός, P. ἕωλος.
Utter trite statements, v.: P. ἀρχαιολογεῖν.
'Tis a trite saying, yet will I declare it: V. πάλαι μὲν οὖν ὑμνηθὲν ἀλλʼ ὅμως ἐρῶ (Eur., Phoen. 438).
In the words of the trite saying, I declare that is best for a man not to have been born: V. ἐγὼ τὸ μὲν δὴ πανταχοῦ θρυλούμενον κράτιστον εἶναι φημὶ μὴ φῦναι βροτῷ (Eur., Frag.).
