"Χρῆν γὰρ μετρίας εἰς ἀλλήλους φιλίας θνητοὺς ἀνακίρνασθαι καὶ μὴ πρὸς ἄκρον μυελὸν ψυχῆς."
— Euripides

January 1, 1970

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Mortal men should pledge themselves to moderate friendships only, not to such as reach the very heart's core. — ll. 253–55, Nurse (tr. E. P. Coleridge, 1891)