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Theognis
Theognis Poems
| 1. | Fragments - Lines 0983 - 0988 | 1/1/2004 |
| 2. | Fragments - Lines 0783 - 0788 | 1/1/2004 |
| 3. | Fragments - Lines 0183 - 0192 | 1/1/2004 |
| 4. | Fragments - Lines 1353 - 1356 | 1/1/2004 |
| 5. | Fragments - Lines 0237 - 0254 | 1/1/2004 |
| 6. | Fragments - Lines 0667 - 0682 | 1/1/2004 |
| 7. | Fragments - Lines 1337 - 1340 | 1/1/2004 |
| 8. | Fragments - Lines 0429 - 0438 | 1/1/2004 |
| 9. | Fragments - Lines 0255 - 0256 | 1/1/2004 |
| 10. | Fragments - Lines 1341 - 1350 | 1/1/2004 |
| 11. | Fragments - Lines 0467 - 0496 | 1/1/2004 |
| 12. | Fragments - Lines 0425 - 0428 | 1/1/2004 |
| 13. | Fragments - Lines 0219 - 0220 | 1/1/2004 |
| 14. | Fragments - Lines 0019 - 0030 | 1/1/2004 |
| 15. | Fragments - Lines 1267 - 1270 | 1/1/2004 |
| 16. | Fragments - Lines 1327 - 1334 | 1/1/2004 |
| 17. | Fragments - Lines 0001 - 0004 | 1/1/2004 |
| 18. | Fragments - Lines 0005 - 0010 | 1/1/2004 |
| 19. | Fragments - Lines 0173 - 0178 | 1/1/2004 |
| 20. | Fragments - Lines 0213 - 0218 | 1/1/2004 |
Best Poem of Theognis
Fragments - Lines 0213 - 0218
My heart, display toward all your friends a changeful character,
Adding into it the disposition that each one has.
Adopt the disposition of the octopus, crafty in its convolutions, which takes on
The appearance of whatever rock it has dealings with.
At one moment follow along this way, but at the next change the color of your skin:
You can be sure that cleverness proves better than inflexibility.
