now have past blessings taken wing and flown
From LSJ
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
καὶ νῦν ἐκεῖνα μὲν θανόντ' ἀνέπτατο
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