Sunday, February 12, 2023

 

Topsy-Turvy

Xenophon, Hellenica 6.4.23 (tr. Carleton L. Brownson):
Besides, it seems that the deity often takes pleasure in making the small great and the great small.

καὶ ὁ θεὸς δέ, ὡς ἔοικε, πολλάκις χαίρει τοὺς μὲν μικροὺς μεγάλους ποιῶν, τοὺς δὲ μεγάλους μικρούς.
Related post: Powerful and Rich, Lowly and Hungry.

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 7:47 AM


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