“I lost my money by trusting, but I saved it through deceit
Both lessons are hard.”
Πίστει χρήματ’ ὄλεσσα, ἀπιστίηι δ’ ἐσάωσα·
γνώμη δ’ ἀργαλέη γίνεται ἀμφοτέρων.
Theognis, the one from Megara
ΕΥΔΟΞΑ ΑΓΝΩΣΤΑ ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΑ
“I lost my money by trusting, but I saved it through deceit
Both lessons are hard.”
Πίστει χρήματ’ ὄλεσσα, ἀπιστίηι δ’ ἐσάωσα·
γνώμη δ’ ἀργαλέη γίνεται ἀμφοτέρων.
Theognis, the one from Megara