Saturday, June 01, 2024
Self-Inflicted Miseries
Sophocles, Philoctetes 1316-1320 (Neoptolemus to Philoctetes; tr. Richard Jebb):
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Men must needs bear the fortunes given by the gods; but when they cling to self-inflicted miseries, as thou dost, no one can justly excuse or pity them.Related posts:
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