Pindar, Nemean 11.47-48

 

“We should hunt for a limit for profits; too sharp is the insanity that comes from insatiable desires.”

 

κερδέων δὲ χρὴ μέτρον θηρευέμεν·

ἀπροσίκτων δ’ ἐρώτων ὀξύτεραι μανίαι.

 

The Full Text.

 

Accordinng to Plutarch, Alexander the Great spared Pindar’s house destruction.

 

The Nemean games.

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