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though we do not peremptorily order you to do our bidding

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Ὑφ' ἡδονῆς ὁ φρόνιμος οὐχ ἁλίσκεται → Sapiens non capitur deliciarum retibus → Der Weise wird nicht von der Lust gefangen gesetzt

Menander, Monostichoi, 518

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)

ἡμῶν… οὐκ ἀγρίως ἐπιταττόντων ποιεῖν ἃ ἂν κελεύωμεν

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