in order to get a firm footing in the mud
From LSJ
συμπεφύκασι γὰρ αἱ ἀρεταὶ τῷ ζῆν ἡδέως (Epicurus' Letter to Menoeceus via Diogenes Laertius 10.132.10) → The virtues are part and parcel of the stress-free life
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
ἀσφαλείας ἕνεκα τῆς πρὸς τὸν πηλόν
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