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ἡμῶν… οὐκ ἀγρίως ἐπιταττόντων ποιεῖν ἃ ἂν κελεύωμεν

From LSJ

κοιλία καὶ πολλὰ χωρεῖ κὠλίγα → Ut multa venter accipit, sic paucula → Der Bauch fasst wenig, aber ebenso auch viel

Menander, Monostichoi, 226

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

though we do not peremptorily order you to do our bidding