I wished first to learn what must be done

From LSJ

Μιμοῦ τὰ σεμνά, μὴ κακῶν μιμοῦ τρόπους → Graves imitatormores, ne imitator malos → Das Edle nimm zum Vorbild, nicht der Schlechten Art

Menander, Monostichoi, 336

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

πρώτιστ' ἔχρῃζον ἐκμαθεῖν τί πρακτέον

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