I Kant Get This Out of My Mind...

The bad are not all bad from the womb, but have learnt base works and unholy words and wanton outrage from friendship with the bad because they thought all they said was true.

- Theognis of Megara (305-308_

Cave Talk

But we will leave this tale, and do thou pipe unto me and we will both remember the Muses; for they it is, who have given these delightful gifts for us twain to have and our neighbours to hear.

- Theognis of Megara (1055-1058)

Wants v. Want

The fairest thing is the most righteous, the best thing health, and the sweetest to have our heart's desire.

- Theognis of Megara (255-256)

Weekend Slippage

Thou hast lost me my good wits, lad, by reason of thy gluttonies, and art become a shame to our friends; but to me thou hast given a little time to refresh me, and with night at hand I lie quiet in haven after the storm.

- Theognis of Megara (1271-1274)

Power Sharing Agreements

Pray to the Gods; with the Gods is power; 'tis certain that without the Gods man getteth neither good nor ill.

- Theognis of Megara

Whom hateth woman most?- Thus spake the iron to the loadstone: "I hate thee most, because thou attractest, but art too weak to draw unto thee." The happiness of man is, "I will." The happiness of woman is, "He will." "Lo! "Lo! now hath the world become perfect!"- thus thinketh every woman when she obeyeth with all her love. Obey, must the woman, and find a depth for her surface. Surface is woman's soul, a mobile, stormy film on shallow water. Man's soul, however, is deep, its current gusheth in subterranean caverns: woman surmiseth its FORce, but comprehendeth it not.-

- Nietzsche, "Thus Spoke Zarathustra"

Silver Bullet Man

In a sore dissension, Cyrnus, a trusty man is to be reckoned against gold and silver

- Theognis of Megara (77-78)

The Indefinite Game Continues...

Though fair thou be, thou consortest, through the badness of thy mind, with men of the baser sort, and for this, lad, thou bearest foul reproach. And I that have failed, through no fault of my own, to win thy friendship, have the satisfaction of doing what is expected of a freeman like me.

- Theognis of Megara (1377-1380)