Thursday, January 29, 2026

 

A Base Nature

Aeschines, Against Ctesiphon 147 (tr. Chris Carey):
So true is it, evidently, that a base nature, when given great indulgence, generates public disasters.

οὕτως ὡς ἔοικε πονηρὰ φύσις, μεγάλης ἐξουσίας ἐπιλαβομένη, δημοσίας ἀπεργάζεται συμφοράς.
μεγάλης ἐξουσίας ἐπιλαβομένη can also mean "having seized great power".

# posted by Michael Gilleland @ 4:13 PM


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