“Drinking under compulsion is an evil equal to thirst”
τὸ πρὸς βίαν / πίνειν ἴσον πέφυκε τῷ διψῆν κακόν
(Yes, I had a problem with the extant article τῷ. It is an articular infinitive!)
Sophocles, Fr. 735 (Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 10, 428 A)
“Drinking under compulsion is an evil equal to thirst”
τὸ πρὸς βίαν / πίνειν ἴσον πέφυκε τῷ διψῆν κακόν
(Yes, I had a problem with the extant article τῷ. It is an articular infinitive!)