Palladas Quotes

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“Is it true we Greeks are really dead
and only seem alive—in our fallen state
where we imagine that a dream is life?
Or are we truly alive and is life dead?”
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“All life's a stage, a game. Either learn to play
less than earnestly, or bear the mind's pain.”
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“I reached earth naked, and naked I'll go below.
Why labor fruitlessly when nakedness is my end?”
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“Keep your distance from the rich:
no shame there, tyrants at home, they hate poverty,
the mother of moderation.”
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“A woman will gnaw at your bile
Yet she has two fine seasons:
one, in her bridal bed;
two, when she is dead.”
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“A grammarian's daughter made love with a man,
and the poor creature gave birth to a child
who was, in orderly sequence:
masculine, feminine, and neuter.”
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