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Tag: compulsion

Sophocles, Fr. 735 (Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 10, 428 A)

June 12, 2013September 13, 2013 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ 4 Comments

 

“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!)

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Euenus (Aristotle, Metaphysics 4.5.1015a28)

March 2, 2012February 26, 2012 ~ sententiaeantiquae ~ Leave a comment

“Any act of compulsion hurts”

πᾶν γὰρ ἀναγκαῖον πρῆγμ᾿ ἀνιηρὸν ἔφυ

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