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θανέειν ἱμείρεται → he longs to die, he yearns to die, longs to die, yearns to die

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οἱ μὲν εὐποροῦμεν οἱ δ' ἀλύομεν → some of us prosper and others are at our wit's end, some of us are prospering and others of us are at our wit's end

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σιγᾶν ἄμεινον ἢ λαλεῖν ἃ μὴ πρέπει → it's better to keep silence than to say what's not appropriate (Menander)

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σὺν τῷ χρόνῳ → in the course of time, over time, in time, in due time, in due course, with time

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ὅτι μέντοι καὶ ἡ χρῆσις τῶν τρόπων, ὥσπερ τἆλλα πάντα καλὰ ἐν λόγοις, προαγωγὸν ἀεὶ πρὸς τὸ ἄμετρον, δῆλον ἤδη, κἂν ἐγὼ μὴ λέγω –> however, it is also obvious, even without my saying so, that the use of figures of speech, like other literary adornments, is something that has always tempted toward excess

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κατ' εὐφημισμόν → euphemistically

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οὔδει ἐρείσθη → he rested on the ground, he propped himself on the ground

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ἄκουε πολλὰ, λάλει καίρια –> listen to much, speak only what is timely

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σὺ μὲν τὰ σαυτῆς πρᾶσσ' → mind your own business

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ὄττω τις ἔραται → whatever one loves best, whom you desire most

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τὸ ἀγαθὸν αἱρετόν· τὸ δ' αἱρετὸν ἀρεστόν· τὸ δ' ἀρεστὸν ἐπαινετόν· τὸ δ' ἐπαινετὸν καλόν –> what is good is chosen, what is chosen is approved, what is approved is admired, what is admired is beautiful

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ἀναπηδῶσιν πάντες ἐπ' ἔργον → everyone jumps up from bed to work, everyone jumps up to work

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ὡς μὴ ἔδει → unnecessarily;

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οἱ τὰ βήματα κατατετριφότες → constant frequenters of the tribunal

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λελιμμένος → desiring, desirous, eager for, longing for

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ἴσθ' ὅτι → know that

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ἐν δὲ τοῖς φυσικοῖς ἀεὶ οὕτως, ἂν μή τι ἐμποδίσῃ → in natural products the sequence is invariable, if there is no impediment | now with that which is natural it is always thus if there is no impediment

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χαῖρ', ὦ μέγ' ἀχρειόγελως ὅμιλε, ταῖς ἐπίβδαις, τῆς ἡμετέρας σοφίας κριτὴς ἄριστε πάντων –> all hail, throng that laughs untimely on the day after the festival, best of all judges of our poetic skill

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ὅταν δὲ τἄμ' ἀθυμήσαντ' ἴδῃς, σύ μου τὸ δεινὸν καὶ διαφθαρὲν φρενῶν ἴσχναινε παραμυθοῦ θ' –> whenever you see me despondent over my situation, do what you can to lessen and relieve what is wild and senseless in my thinking | whenever you see me despondent, you must cure the grim derangement of my mind and encourage me

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σὺν γυναιξὶ καὶ τέκνοις → together with women and children

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