ΕΥΔΟΞΑ ΑΓΝΩΣΤΑ ΚΑΤΑΓΕΛΑΣΤΑ
“It is foolish for a man to make his misfortunes known to everyone; it is wise to keep them hidden.”
ἐκμαρτυρεῖν γὰρ ἄνδρα τὰς αὑτοῦ τύχας
εἰς πάντας ἀμαθές, τὸ δ’ ἐπικρύπτεσθαι σοφόν.
Ah, fragments. Always so quotable because the culling has been done by someone else already! This one is from the lost Oedipus by Euripides, quoted by Stobaeus (4.45.6).
“If you are wise, then everyone will be your family and friend.”
ἐὰν μὲν ἄρα σοφὸς γένῃ, ὦ παῖ, πάντες σοι φίλοι καὶ πάντες σοι οἰκεῖοι ἔσονται
(Because you are useful and good)
“There is will be and there has been no man
who has pleased everyone when he goes to Hades”
Οὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων οὔτ’ ἔσσεται οὔτε πέφυκεν
ὅστις πᾶσιν ἁδὼν δύσεται εἰς ᾿Αίδεω·
Who is Theognis and what did Nietzsche think of him?