Tag: Desire

Prodicus fr. B7 (Stobaeus 4.20.65)

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“Desire when doubled is lust; lust doubled is madness.”

 

ἐπιθυμίαν μὲν διπλασιασθεῖσαν ἔρωτα εἶναι, ἔρωτα δὲ διπλασιασθέντα μανίαν γίγνεσθαι.

Democritus, Fragment B231 (DK161)

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“Wise is he who instead of grieving over what he lacks delights in what he has.”

 

εὐγνώμων ὁ μὴ λυπεόμενος ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν οὖχ ἔχει, ἀλλὰ χαίρων ἐφ᾿ οἷσιν ἔχει

Pindar, Olympian 10. 7-8

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“What was to be the future attacked from afar and shamed my deep need.”

 

ἕκαθεν γὰρ ἐπελθὼν ὁ μέλλων χρόνος

ἐμὸν καταίσχυνε βαθὺ χρέος.

 

 

(“The time about to be” (ὁ μέλλων χρόνος) in past tense? Thank you, Pindar)