If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
εἰ ἐθέλοι κατεσπουδάσθαι αἰεὶ μηδὲ ἐς παιγνίην τὸ μέρος ἑωυτὸν ἀνιέναι, λάθοι ἂν ἤτοι μανεὶς ἢ ὅ γε ἀπόπληκτος γενόμενος: τὰ ἐγὼ ἐπιστάμενος μέρος ἑκατέρῳ νέμω.’ ταῦτα μὲν τοὺς φίλους ἀμείψατο.
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Original Citation
Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 2, ch. 173.
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Current Citation
Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, ch. 173.
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