envy is wont to light on things exalted
From LSJ
Ὅπου βία πάρεστιν, οὐ σθένει νόμος → Quo vis irrumpit, ibi nihil leges valent → Da, wo Gewalt obherrscht, ist kein Gesetz in Kraft
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
εἰς τἀπίσημα δ' ὁ φθόνος πηδᾶν φίλεῖ
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