one could not possibly escape being ridiculous
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Καλῶς ἀκούειν μᾶλλον ἢ πλουτεῖν θέλε → Opulentiae antepone rumorem bonum → Erstrebe anstatt Reichtum lieber guten Ruf
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
οὐκ ἔσθ' ὅπως ἄν τις φύγοι τὸ καταγέλαστος γενέσθαι
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