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

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

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κεῖται μὲν γαίῃ φθίμενον δέμας, ἡ δὲ δοθεῖσα ψυχή μοι ναίει δώματ’ ἐπουράνια –> my body lies mouldering in the ground, but the soul entrusted to me dwells in heavenly abodes

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Τίς, ξένος ὦ ναυηγέ; Λεόντιχος ἐνθάδε νεκρὸν εὗρέ σ᾿ ἐπ᾿ αἰγιαλοῦ, χῶσε δὲ τῷδε τάφῳ, δακρύσας ἐπίκηρον ἑὸν βίον· οὐδὲ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἥσυχος, αἰθυίῃ δ᾿ ἶσα θαλασσοπορεῖ. -> Who art thou, shipwrecked stranger? Leontichus found thee here dead on the beach, and buried thee in this tomb, weeping for his own uncertain life; for he also rests not, but travels over the sea like a gull.

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οὐδενὶ κόσμῳ -> in no order, in no good order, pell-mell, in a slovenly way, in disorder, without restraint, without arrangement, without order, chaotically, messily, slovenly, in a disorderly manner, disorderly, untidily

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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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ἐπαιτίνδα παίζειν -> play at beggars;

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ -> hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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πλείην -> pregnant

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ἐμοὶ δέ κεν ἀσμένῳ εἴη -> glad would it make me

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σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν -> it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks, it is hard for you to kick against the goads

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δημαγωγοὶ ἀγαθοί -> respectable politicians

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Θηβάιoς -> of Thebes, Theban

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ταῦτα δηλώσω αὐτός τε νοσήσας καὶ αὐτὸς ἰδὼν ἄλλους πάσχοντας –> I shall describe those symptoms, since I myself had the disease and witnessed as well what others were suffering

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πειθαρχία μήτηρ εὐπραξίας -> obedience is the mother of success

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ἐλάττω ἔχειν γῆν τὸν ἀγρὸν ἐπιστολῆς Λακωνικῆς -> own a farm smaller than a Laconian letter, own a tiny farm

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ὑποστορεννύναι -> spread under

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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

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