“The rumor of deeds lives longer than deeds themselves”
ῥῆμα δ’ ἐργμάτων χρονιώτερον βιοτεύει
How can we keep talking about sports without quoting some Pindar?
Tag: Values
Thucydides 2. 44. 3-5
Only the love of honor is ageless; being honored, not making a profit, brings joy to the uselessness of old age
τὸ γὰρ φιλότιμον ἀγήρων μόνον, καὶ οὐκ ἐν τῷ ἀχρείῳ τῆς ἡλικίας τὸ κερδαίνειν, ὥσπερ τινές φασι, μᾶλλον τέρπει, ἀλλὰ τὸ τιμᾶσθαι.
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