The librarian told me today that I’m the first person in 25 years to get this book out from the University of Nottingham library: The Sentences of Pseudo-Phocylides – in Greek & English, with introduction & commentary. What gives, O people of Nottingham??? Listen to the wisdom you’re missing out on:
Change not yourself according to the spot like a polyp that clings to the rock. (v49)
One should not take all the birds from a nest at the same time. But leave the mother-bird behind, in order to get young from her again. (vv84-5)
Trust not the people, the mob is fickle. (v95)
Eat not the left-overs of another man’s meal (v156)
Long hair is not fit for men, but for voluptuous women (v212)
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If I had abided by the 4th then I would not have to adhere to the 5th
hehehe!! And if I’d adhered to the second, I would have eaten a heck of a lot more sparrows in my time
how many sparrows HAVE you eaten in your time??
to be honest not many – I could count em on one hand
what a ripoff. i saw polyp in the title and thought it would be a reference to some politician. i feel cheated.
UPDATE: And another thing: politicians change their spots like polyps cling to rocks. No wait a minute…
Well, dang, looks like you can start referring to me as a voluptuous woman.
I’m not a voluptuous woman or a man. Must I cut my hair?
Well Dan & Steph: The word translated ‘voluptuous’ is chlidanais, which, according to Liddell & Scott, seems to variously mean luxurious/delicate/voluptuous – so if the ‘voluptuous’ shoe doesn’t fit, you could always apply one of the other adjectives to yourselves…
Well, I’ve been accused of being delicate but I’m not! I’m as tough as old boots. So Dan must be Cinderella…