Wednesday, May 22, 2024
The Best Thing
Pindar, fragment 126 Snell-Maehler, 110 Bowra (tr. Gregory S. Jones):
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Do not impair pleasure in life; for by far
the best thing for man is a pleasant lifetime.
μηδ' ἀμαύρου τέρψιν ἐν βίῳ· πολύ τοι
φέριστον ἀνδρὶ τερπνὸς αἰών.
μηδ' ἀμαύρου codd.: μηδὲ μαύρου Boeckh
