Thursday, February 09, 2017

 

Advice

Lucian, How to Write History 6 (tr. K. Kilburn):
Advice works in two ways: it teaches us to choose this and avoid that.

διττοῦ δὲ ὄντος τοῦ τῆς συμβουλῆς ἔργου, τὰ μὲν γὰρ αἱρεῖσθαι, τὰ δὲ φεύγειν διδάσκει...
Note how many of the Greek words in this short clause are connected with English words:



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