Sunday, April 07, 2024
Before You Do a Favor
Democritus, fragment 93 (tr. Kathleen Freeman):
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When you do a favour, study the recipient first, lest he prove a scoundrel and repay evil for good.
χαριζόμενος προσκέπτεο τὸν λαμβάνοντα, μὴ κακὸν ἀντ᾿ ἀγαθοῦ κίβδηλος ἐὼν ἀποδῷ.
