Athénée citations

Athénée de Naucratis , né à Naucratis, en Égypte, vers 170 , est un érudit et grammairien grec dont la date et le lieu de la mort restent inconnus. Il est l'auteur des Deipnosophistes, une compilation d'anecdotes et de citations d'auteurs antiques souvent perdus, ce qui en fait une source de premier plan. Wikipedia  

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Athénée: Citations en anglais

“Every investigation which is guided by principles of Nature fixes its ultimate aim entirely on gratifying the stomach.”

Athenaeus livre Deipnosophistae

VII, 11. Compare: "I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else", Samuel Johnson, in Life of Johnson (Boswell). 29 Vol. ii. Chap. ix. 1763.
Deipnosophistae (2nd century)

“Goodness does not consist in greatness, but greatness in goodness.”

Athenaeus livre Deipnosophistae

XIV, 6. Compare: "They ’re only truly great who are truly good", George Chapman, Revenge for Honour, Act v. Sc. 2.
Deipnosophistae (2nd century)

“Dorion, ridiculing the description of a tempest in the "Nautilus" of Timotheus, said that he had seen a more formidable storm in a boiling saucepan.”

Athenaeus livre Deipnosophistae

VIII, 19. Compare: "Tempest in a teapot" (proverb).
Deipnosophistae (2nd century)