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ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvi­ous one, invisible connection is stronger than visi­ble, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see

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μελετᾶν οὖν χρὴ τὰ ποιοῦντα τὴν εὐδαιμονίαν, εἴπερ παρούσης μὲν αὐτῆς πάντα ἔχομεν, ἀπούσης δὲ πάντα πράττομεν εἰς τὸ ταύτην ἔχειν –> one must practice the things which produce happiness, since if that is present we have everything and if it is absent we do everything in order to have it | so we must exercise ourselves in the things which bring happiness, since, if that be present, we have everything, and, if that be absent, all our actions are directed toward attaining it

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κρεῖττον εἶναι φιλοσόφως ἀποθανεῖν ἢ ἀφιλοσόφως ζῆν → that it is better to die in manner befitting a philosopher than to live unphilosophically

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δειναὶ δ' ἅμ' ἕπονται κῆρες ἀναπλάκητοι → and after him come dread spirits of death that never miss their mark

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τίς τὸν πλανήτην Οἰδίπουν καθ᾿ ἡμέραν τὴν νῦν σπανιστοῖς δέξεται δωρήμασιν → who on this day shall receive Oedipus the wanderer with scanty gifts

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μὴ μόνον τοὺς ἁμαρτάνοντας κόλαζε, ἀλλὰ καὶ τοὺς μέλλοντας κώλυε –> punish not only those who do wrong, but those who intend to do so

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τὰ ἀφανῆ τοῖς φανεροῖς τεκμαίρου → analyze the unknown based on the known

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εἰς κλίνην τοῦ κυρίου Σαράπιδος ἐν τοῖς Κλαυδίου Σαραπίωνος

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ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ Σα̣ραπείου εἰς κλείνην τοῦ κυρίου Σα̣ράπιδος

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ἱέρωμα → sacred offering, offering, consecrated victim, consecrated object, sacred object, fringe of hair

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ὁ λόγος τοῦ Θεοῦ οὐ δέδεται → the word of God will not be dishonoured, the word of God will not be dishonored

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τεκμαιρόμενοι προκατηγορίας οὐ προγεγενημένης → deducing from the fact that there was no previous accusation

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τεκμαίρομαι δὲ ἐκ τῶν ἐμαυτοῦ → I conjecture on the basis of my experience

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τὰ μέλλοντα τοῖς γεγενημένοις τεκμαίρεσθαι → determine the future on the basis of the past

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τῷ πυρὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ τεκμαιρόμενοι → judging of the road by the fire

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ἐμπύροις τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the burnt-offering

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τοῖσι ἐμφανέσι τὰ μὴ γινωσκόμενα τεκμαιρόμενος → judge of the unknown by the known

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τεκμαιρόμενος ὅτι → taking as an indication the fact that

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τεκμαίρει χρῆμ' ἕκαστον → circumstance proves the man

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ὀφθαλμοὶ γὰρ τῶν ὤτων ἀκριβέστεροι μάρτυρες → the eyes are more accurate witnesses than the ears, the eyes are more exact witnesses than the ears

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