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Δίκαιος εἶναι μᾶλλον ἢ χρηστὸς θέλε → Benignus esse quaere, sed iustus magis → Gerecht zu sein sei mehr dein Wunsch als gutgesinnt

Menander, Monostichoi, 114

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substantive

foam: P. and V. ἀφρός, ὁ (Plato, Timaeus 83D).

spray: P. and V. ζάλη, ἡ (Plato), V. πέλανος, ὁ.

lees: Ar. τρύξ, ἡ.

Met., of worthless people: Ar. and P. περίτριμμα, τό, κάθαρμα, τό.