Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω → Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.
owing to the widespread prevalence of piracy: P. διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολύ ἀντισχοῦσαν (Thuc. 1, 7).
