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Τὸ γὰρ περισσὰ πράσσειν οὐκ ἔχει νοῦν οὐδένα → There is no sense in doing things beyond the usual measure

Sophocles, Antigone, 67-68

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

obtain mercy