οὐδ' ἀποίσεται βίον τῇ καλλιτόξῳ μητρί

From LSJ

Τὸ γὰρ περισσὰ πράσσειν οὐκ ἔχει νοῦν οὐδένα → There is no sense in doing things beyond the usual measure

Sophocles, Antigone, 67-68

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

nor will he bring back his life to his archer mother