Saturday, January 10, 2026

 

Charity

Theognis 955-956 (tr. J.M. Edmonds)
He that doeth good to the baser sort suffereth two ills — deprivation of goods and no thanks.

δειλοὺς εὖ ἔρδοντι δύω κακά· τῶν τε γὰρ αὐτοῦ
    χηρώσει πολλῶν, καὶ χάρις οὐδεμία.



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