ὁ ἀναμάρτητος πρῶτος τὸν λίθον βαλέτω
μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible. | Do not yearn, O my soul, for immortal life! Use to the utmost the skill that is yours. | Do not, my soul, strive for the life of the immortals, but exhaust the practical means at your disposal.
Translations
Dutch: laat hij die zelf nooit zondigt, de eerste steen maar gooien; English: let him who is without sin cast the first stone / let he who is without sin cast the first stone / let him that is without sin cast the first stone / let he who is free of sin cast the first stone / he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her / may he who is without guilt cast the first stone / people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones; Finnish: joka teistä on synnitön, se heittäköön häntä ensimmäisenä kivellä; French: que celui qui n'a jamais péché jette la première pierre; German: wer ohne Sünde ist, der werfe den ersten Stein; Greek: ο αναμάρτητος πρώτος τον λίθον βαλέτω; Ancient Greek: ὁ ἀναμάρτητος πρῶτος τὸν λίθον βαλέτω, ὁ ἀναμάρτητος ὑμῶν πρῶτος βαλέτω λίθον; Polish: kto z was jest bez grzechu, niech pierwszy rzuci na nią kamień; Portuguese: quem nunca pecou que atire a primeira pedra; Spanish: el que esté libre de pecado, que tire la primera piedra
