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Θεοὶ μὲν γὰρ μελλόντων, ἄνθρωποι δὲ γιγνομένων, σοφοὶ δὲ προσιόντων αἰσθάνονται → Because gods perceive future things, men what is happening now, but wise men perceive approaching things

Philostratus, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, VIII, 7

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sŭpĕr-insterno: strāvi, 3, v. a.,
I to spread or lay over: tabulas, Liv. 30, 10, 5; Sil. 7, 28; cf. Verg. A. 2, 722.