they thought that all was lost

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Εὐδαίμονες οἷσι κακῶν ἄγευστος αἰών → Blessed are those whose lives have no taste of suffering

Sophocles, Antigone, 583

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

τοῖς ὅλοις ἡσσᾶσθαι ἐνόμιζον

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