Friday, October 21, 2022
Once Bitten, Twice Shy
Menander, The Shield 27-30 (tr. Stanley Ireland):
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But not being totally successful can be an advantage, so it seems. Someone who's taken a knock is also on his guard, but in our case over-confidence led to slack discipline in the face of what was to come.A.W. Gomme and F.H. Sandbach ad loc.:
ἦν δ' ὡς ἔοικε καὶ τὸ μὴ πάντ' εὐτυχεῖν
χρήσιμον· ὁ γὰρ πταίσας τι καὶ φυλάττεται.
ἡμᾶς δ' ἀτάκτους πρὸς τὸ μέλλον ἤγαγε
τὸ καταφρονεῖν.
