"Οὐ γάρ τι πρῶτος οὐδὲ λοίσθιος βροτῶν γυναικὸς ἐσθλῆς ἤμπλακες: γίγνωσκε δὲ ὡς πᾶσιν ἡμῖν κατθανεῖν ὀφείλεται."
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: You are neither the first nor the last of mortals to lose a noble wife; understand that everyone is obliged to die. (tr. Ruby Blondell, 1999)
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