Note 955 — Chapter II · THE ROMAN EMPIRE UNDER ANASTASIUS: THE INHERITANCE OF JUSTINIAN (continued 2)
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A few of their utterances may be quoted:
Ἐχθρὸς γάρ μοι κεῖνος ὁμως Αἰδᾶο πύλησιν, Ὅς χ’ ἕτερον μὲν κεύθῃ ἐνὶ φρεσὶν ἄλλο δὲ εἴπῃ. Iliad, ix, 312. Ἔργον δ’ οὐδὲν ὄνειδος, ἀεργίη δέ τ’ ὄνειδος. Op. et Dies, 311. Μὴ κακὰ κερδαίνειν, κακὰ κέρδεα ἷσ’ ἄτῃσιν. Ibid., 352.