“Extremes should be avoided by wise men and fools.”
…τὸ πόρσω δ’ ἐστὶ σοφοῖς ἄβατον
κἀσόφοις.
Tag: Fools
Theognis, 1219-1220
“It is difficult for an enemy to deceive
But it is easy for a friend to fool a friend.”
᾿Εχθρὸν μὲν χαλεπὸν καὶ δυσμενεῖ ἐξαπατῆσαι,
Κύρνε· φίλον δὲ φίλωι ῥάιδιον ἐξαπατᾶν.
Fool me once?
Theognis of Megara, a man with words for all occasions.