the gloom of night is dangerous to fail in
From LSJ
Ἕκτορ νῦν σὺ μὲν ὧδε θέεις ἀκίχητα διώκων → Hector, you run in pursuit of something unattainable | Hector, now art thou hasting thus vainly after what thou mayest not attain | Hector, now you are hasting thus vainly after what you may not attain
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἐνδυστυχῆσαι δεινὸν εὐφρόνης κνέφας
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