Boy, you're like a horse. Just now sated with seed, You've come back to my stable, Yearning for a good rider, fine meadow, An icy spring, shady groves. — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
Ram, ass, and horse, my Kyrnos, we look over With care, and seek good stock for good to cover; And yet the best men make no argument, But wed, for money, runts of poor descent. So too a woman will demean her state And spurn the better for the richer mate. Money's the cry. Good stock to bad is wed… — Theognis of Megara Copy Share
One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few. — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
Ploutos , no wonder mortals worship you: You are so tolerant of their sins ! — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock . Now follow in this direction, now turn… — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
Too many tongues have gates which fly apart Too easily, and care for many things That don't concern them. — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
“Happy the lover who exercises, then Goes home to sleep all day with a handsome boy.” — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
The greatest treasure you can leave your children is a sense of modesty and the advice to follow virtuous persons. — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence. — Theognis of Megara Copy Share Image
