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Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue.

Theognis of Megara

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Theognis of Megara (fl. 6th century BC) was an ancient Greek poet. More than half of the elegiac poetry of Greece before the Alexandrian period is included in the 1,400 lines ascribed to Theognis.

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Native Name: Θέογνις ὁ Μεγαρεύς

Alternative Names: Theognis

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Unless the gods deceive my mind,
That man is forging fetters for himself.

One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are few.

ἀμφ' ἀρετῇ τρίβου, καί τοι τὰ δίκαια φίλ’ ἔστω,

Adopt the character of the twisting octopus, which takes on the appearance of the nearby rock. Now follow in this direction, now turn a different hue. - Theognis of Megara

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