theirs was a rude awakening
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Ἔστιν τὸ τολμᾶν, ὦ φίλ', ἀνδρὸς οὐ σοφοῦ → Amice, non sapientis es res temeritas → Leichtsinn, mein Freund, passt nicht zu einem weisen Mann
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