we saw a wave that towered to heaven

From LSJ

Ἐξ ἡδονῆς γὰρ φύεται τὸ δυστυχεῖν → Nempe est voluptas mater infortunii → Denn aus der Lust erwächst des Unheils Missgeschick

Menander, Monostichoi, 184

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

εἴδομεν κῦμ' οὐρανῷ στηρίζον

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