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ἦ κάρτα -> verily, really, in sooth, surely, too much so

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πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου –> So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner

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χυτὴ γαῖα -> mound

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ἥψομεν τοῦ κορκόρου -> we boiled some pimpernel

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ὁ δομήτωρ τῆς Ἐκκλησίας -> the founder of the church, Jesus Christ

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

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σὺν γυναιξὶ καὶ τέκνοις -> together with women and children

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εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον -> if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin

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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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ἀνήρ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ προσκολληθήσεται -> a man cleaves each to his fellow, each to one's fellow

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κατὰ τὸν δαίμονα ἑαυτοῦ -> true to his own spirit, true to his inner daemon

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ἐκ φιάλης εἰσόδημα

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

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ὄττω τις ἔραται -> whatever one loves best, whom you desire most (Sappho 1.16.4)

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κλέος ἔπραξεν -> won a good reputation

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ἐπ' οὔδεϊ φῶτα καθίσσαι -> bring a man to the pavement, strip a man of all he has, strip a man of all his belongings

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ἀεί ποτε -> from of old

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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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γέλως ἄκαιρος κλαυμάτων παραίτιος -> ill-timed laughter causes tears (Menander)

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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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