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μειράκιον, οὔ μοι κατανοεῖν δοκεῖς, ὅτι — Menander

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"μειράκιον, οὔ μοι κατανοεῖν δοκεῖς, ὅτι ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἕκαστα κακίας σήπεται, καὶ πᾶν τὸ λυμαινόμενόν ἐστιν ἔνδοθεν. οἷον ὁ μὲν ἰὸς τὸν σίδηρον, ἂν σκοπῇς, τὸ δ᾿ ἱμάτιον οἱ σῆτες, ὁ δὲ θρὶψ τὸ ξύλον. ὃ δὲ τὸ κάκιστον τῶν κακῶν πάντων, φθόνος φθισικὸν πεποίηκε καὶ ποήσει καὶ ποεῖ."
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Menander was a Greek playwright and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His record at the City Dionysia is unknown.

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