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Ἄνθρωπος ὢν ἥμαρτον· οὐ θαυμαστέον → Being human I made a mistake; there is nothing remarkable about it.
cut short: P. and V. σύντομος.
docked of its horns: P. κολαβὸς κεράτων (Plato).