Source: Elegies, Line 115.
Theognis of Megara: Man
Theognis of Megara was Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century BC. Explore interesting quotes on man.
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“Unless the gods deceive my mind,
That man is forging fetters for himself.”
Source: Elegies, Lines 539-540, as translated by Dorothea Wender.
“Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.”
Source: Elegies, Line 149-150
“No man takes with him to Hades all his exceeding wealth.”
Source: Elegies, Line 725, comparable to: "For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away, his glory shall not descend after him", Psalm xlix, 17.
“The lucky man is honored …
But earnest striving wins no praise at all.”
Source: Elegies, Lines 169-170, as translated by Dorothea Wender.
πολλοί τοι πλουτοῦσι κακοί, ἀγαθοὶ δὲ πένονται:
ἀλλ᾽ ἡμεῖς τούτοις οὐ διαμειψόμεθα
τῆς ἀρετῆς τὸν πλοῦτον, ἐπεὶ τὸ μὲν ἔμπεδον αἰεί,
χρήματα δ᾽ ἀνθρώπων ἄλλοτε ἄλλος ἔχει.
Source: Elegies, Lines 315-318, also attributed to Solon