Quotes by
Phocylides |
Φωκυλίδης, c. 5th cent. BC , Ancient Greek poet
Phocylides of Miletus was an elegiac poet who wrote exclusively quotations (“moral rules”) in hexameter verse that were later composed into a single didactic poem. He introduces many verses with the stereotypical phrase “And thus I say Phocylides” and for this reason he was also called a proverbial poet. His sayings are not preserved as a complete work but are scattered in references by other authors.
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Ancient Greek
| • | Love of money is the mother of all bad. Η φιλοχρημοσύνη μήτηρ κακότητος απάσης. 3 |
| • | Don’t judge anyone before you hear the story from both parts. Μηδενί δίκην δικάσης, πριν αμφοίν μύθον ακούσης. 3 |
| • | All share the same sufferings; life is a wheel; fortune is unstable. Κοινά πάθη πάντων· ο βίος τροχός· άστατος όλβος. 1 |
