Monday, June 01, 2020

 

Oil and Vinegar

Aeschylus, Agamemnon 322-323 (tr. Alan H. Sommerstein):
If you pour vinegar and olive oil into the same vessel,
they'll keep apart and you'll call them very unfriendly.

ὄξος τ' ἄλειφά τ' ἐγχέας ταὐτῷ κύτει
διχοστατοῦντ' ἂν οὐ φίλω προσεννέποις.


ἐγχέας Canter: ἐκχέας codd.
φίλω Portus: φίλως codd.
Charles de Gaulle, quoted in Alain Peyrefitte, C'était de Gaulle, I: La France redevient la France (Paris: Gallimard, 1994), p. 65 (March 5, 1959; my translation):
Those who advocate integration have a hummingbird's brain, even if they are very learned. Try integrating oil and vinegar. Shake the bottle. After a while, they will separate again.

Ceux qui prônent l'intégration ont une cervelle de colibri, même s'ils sont très savants. Essayez d'intégrer de l'huile et du vinaigre. Agitez la bouteille. Au bout d'un moment, ils se sépareront de nouveau.



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