The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. - Archilochus of Paros

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The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

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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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