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ἀμήχανον τέχνημα καὶ δυσέκδυτον -> unmanageable garment which he could not strip off

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τὸ μὲν ἐστίχθαι εὐγενὲς κέκριται -> being tattooed is esteemed a mark of nobility

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ΓΑΙΟΣ ΚΗΚΙΣΣΟΥ ΙΠΠΕΥΣ ΛΕΓ Ε .. (Inscription at the entrance of a cave) -> Gaius son of Kekissos, cavalryman of Legion V ..(?)

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κατόπιν ἑορτῆς ἥκειν -> to have come too late, to have arrived after the festival, to have come the day after the fair, to have missed the boat

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ὑπηρετεῖν τοῖς ἀρχιδίοις -> serve the petty magistrates, serve the petty officers

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ἀσμένως -> gladly, readily

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Ὀλύμπια ἄγειν -> hold the Olympic Games, celebrate the Olympic Games

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κακῶς ζῆν κρεῖσσον ἢ καλῶς θανεῖν -> better to live ignobly than to die nobly, better to live badly than to die well

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ἀρχή ἄνδρα δείκνυσι -> power shows the man, rule will show the man

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ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι -> otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, "On the use of parts of the body" 4.143.1 Kühn)

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πρέπει γὰρ τοὺς παῖδας ὥσπερ τῆς οὐσίας οὕτω καὶ τῆς φιλίας τῆς πατρικῆς κληρονομεῖν -> it is right that children inherit their fathers’ friendships just as they would their possessions

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

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αἰδώς, Ἀργεῖοι –> shame on you | shame on you, Argives | shame on you, Greeks

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οἶδε δὲ τὸν κύνα καὶ τὴν φύσιν αὐτοῦ. Πίνδαρος γοῦν ἑκατὸν, Ἡσίοδος δὲ πεντήκοντα ἒχειν αὐτὸν κεφαλάς φησιν -> [Athena] knows the dog and its characteristics: Pindar, in any case, says it has 100 heads, while Hesiod says 50

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τὸ πεπρωμένον φυγεῖν ἀδύνατον -> you can't escape your destiny | there is no escaping from destiny | it's impossible to escape from what is destined | it is impossible to escape from what is destined | what is fated is impossible to escape

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εἰ πάλιν ἔστι γενέσθαι, ὕπνος σ' ἔ̣χει οὐκ ἐπὶ δηρόν, εἰ δ' οὐκ ἔστιν πάλιν ἐλθεῖν, αἰώ̣νιος ὕπνος -> if it is possible for you to be born again, you will fall asleep, briefly; if it is not possible to return — it would be eternal sleep

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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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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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κεντέω τὸν πῶλον περὶ τὴν νύσσαν -> of impetuous haste, goad the foal around the turning post

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

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