Poems by Theognis of Megara

No costly sacrifice nor offerings given
Can change the purpose of the powers of Heaven;
Whatev...

The generous and the brave, in common fame,
From time to time encounter praise or blame:
The...

I walk by rule and measure, and incline
To neither side, but take an even line;
Fix'd in a s...

Never engage with a poltroon or craven--
Avoid him, Kurnus, as a treach'rous haven!
These fri...

Let no persuasive art tempt you to place
Your confidence in crafty minds and base!
How can it a...

Our state is pregnant; shortly to produce
A rude avenger of prolong'd abuse.
The commons hither...