πόλεμος… πρὸς τὰ παρόντα τὰς ὀργὰς τῶν πολλῶν ὁμοιοῖ

From LSJ

Λάλει τὰ μέτρια, μὴ λάλει δ', ἃ μή σε δεῖModestus sermo, et qualis deceat, sit tuus → Sprich maßvoll, spricht nicht aus, was unanständig ist

Menander, Monostichoi, 328

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

war assimilates most men's passions to their surroundings