Tuesday, December 16, 2025

 

Two Different Things

Aeschylus, Agamemnon 1368-1369 (tr. Alan H. Sommerstein):
We must talk about these things on the basis of firm knowledge. Guesswork is one thing, firm knowledge is another.

σάφ᾿ εἰδότας χρὴ τῶνδε μυθεῖσθαι πέρι·
τὸ γὰρ τοπάζειν τοῦ σάφ᾿ εἰδέναι δίχα.



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