A life of doing nothing is good for old men, especially if they are simple in their ways, or stupid, or inane in their endless blabber as old men ten… - Archilochus of Paros

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A life of doing nothing is good for old men,
especially if they are simple in their ways,
or stupid, or inane in their endless blabber
as old men tend to be.

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About Archilochus of Paros

Archilochus [Ἀρχίλοχος] (c. 680 BC – c. 645 BC), also rendered as Archilochos or Arkhilokhus, was a Greek lyric poet and mercenary from the island of Paros in the Archaic period.

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Native Name: Ἀρχίλοχος
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Хтось із саійців щитом моїм нині хизується, певно:
Славний був щит, але ба, кинуть в кущі довелось
Душу зате я зберіг, ну а щит? Та що мені щит той?
Хай собі!.. Інший куплю — гіршим не буде, либонь.

ὦ Ζεῦ͵ πάτερ Ζεῦ͵ σὸν μὲν οὐρανοῦ κράτος͵ σὺ δ΄ ἔργ΄ ἐπ΄ ἀνθρώπων ὁρᾶις λεωργὰ καὶ θεμιστά͵ σοὶ δὲ θηρίων ὕβρις τε καὶ δίκη μέλει.

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Say goodbye to the island Paros,
farewell to its figs and the seafaring life.

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