“Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence.”

— Theognis of Megara

Source: Elegies, Line 149-150

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χρήματα μὲν δαίμων καὶ παγκάκῳ ἀνδρὶ δίδωσιν, Κύρν᾽: ἀρετῆς δ᾽ ὀλίγοις ἀνδράσι μοῖρ᾽ ἕπεται.

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Greek lyric poet active in approximately the sixth century … -570–-485 BC

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