Denys l'Ancien citations

Denys l'Ancien , né en 431 av. J.-C. et mort en 367 av. J.-C., est un tyran de la colonie grecque de Syracuse. Wikipedia  

✵ 430 av. J.-C. – 367 av. J.-C.
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Denys l'Ancien: Citations en anglais

“I would like somebody to be hated more than I am.”

Clive Foss, The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption, London: Quercus Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1905204965, p. 11

“Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.”

Frag. 6, as quoted in Handy-book of Literary Curiosities (1892) by William Shepard Walsh, p. 1009.

“So, Damocles, since this life delights you, do you wish to taste it yourself and make trial of my fortune?”

As quoted by Cicero, in Tusculan disputations 5.61 as translated by Gavin Betts http://www.livius.org/sh-si/sicily/sicily_t11.html