Archilochus - Quotes

Quotes

  • "Keep some measure in the joy you take in luck, and the degree you give way to sorrow.".
  • "I know the art of loving him that loves me, and hating my hater".
  • "The fox knows many things; the hedgehog one big thing."
  • "Thasos is like the spine of a donkey, wreathed in unkempt forest"

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