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Headword:
Ahutê
ge
chrêstôn
estin
andrôn
hê
nosos
Adler number: alpha,4470
Translated headword: this at any rate is the disease of good men
Vetting Status: high
Translation: In reference to those who speak in a critical manner against something which is worthy of being praised.
Greek Original:Ahutê ge chrêstôn estin andrôn hê nosos: epi tôn en psogou taxei legontôn ti kata tinos, hoper estin axion epaineisthai.
Notes:
The headword phrase is
Aristophanes,
Wasps 80, where it actually refers to a liking for strong drink! See text at web address 1.
The form of the gloss might suggest that the line became proverbial, though it is not in the paroemiographers.
Associated internet address:
Web address 1
Keywords: comedy; daily life; ethics; food; imagery; medicine; proverbs
Translated by: William Hutton on 21 March 2002@23:07:40.
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