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μαψυλάκας → idly barking, repeating a thing again and again, chatterer

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κακὸν τὸ μὴ 'χειν → poverty is a sad thing

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ἐξάγω κῶλον τραγίσκιον → bring out a limping he-goat leg, a game played at Tarentum?

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πορνικὸν τέλος → prostitution tax, tax on prostitutes

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δωρεὰν ἐλάβετε, δωρεὰν δότε –> you have taken freely; give freely

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τὸ φῶς τὸ ἄδυτον καὶ ἀνέσπερον –> undimmed and unsetting light | never-setting, undimmed light

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χρῆσαι κακοῖσι τοῖς ἐμοῖς, εἰ κερδανεῖς –> use my shame, if any good

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οὗτος ὁ υἱός μου νεκρὸς ἦν καὶ ἀνέζησεν, ἦν ἀπολωλὼς καὶ εὑρέθη → This son of mine was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and he's been found.

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σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ –> God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind

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οὐ γὰρ πράξιν ἀγαθὴν, ἀλλὰ καὶ εὖ ποεῖν αὐτὴν → it does not suffice to do good–one must do it well

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ὑποκατακλίνομαι τοῦ εὶς πλέον ἐναντιοῦσθαι → desist from further opposition;

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εὐαντόλως → correpte, shortly, briefly

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ὃ γὰρ βούλεται, τοῦθ' ἕκαστος καὶ οἴεται → what he wishes to be true, each person also believes to be true | what he wishes, each person also believes

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φύσει γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ὃ βούλεται, τοῦτο καί οἴεται → It's human nature: what you want, you believe

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μετ' οὐ πολύ → not long after, before long, by and by, after a short period

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τερατογραφέω → describe preternatural occurrences, relate preternatural occurrences, describe wonderful occurrences, relate wonderful occurrences, write about wonders, describe prodigies, describe portentous appearances, describe miracles, write about prodigies, write about portentous appearances, write about miracles

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ποσίν ἀβρόχοις → with dry feet, without getting one's feet wet

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ἔσῃ γὰρ ὡς πετεινοῦ ἀνιπταμένου νεοσσὸς ἀφῃρημένος → for you will be as a nestling taken away from a bird that is flying

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μεσόδοκον → crossbeam, tie-beam, zona, trabes

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ἐπαιτίνδα παίζειν → play at beggars;

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