Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.

αἶψα γὰρ ὥστε νόημα παρέρχεται ἀγλαὸς ἥβη.

Theognis of Megara

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Topic

Passage of time Aging Youth

Author

Theognis of Megara

Source

Elegies

Medium

Poem

Language

Greek

Time

541 BC 540s BC 6th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Poet

From

Greece Europe Ancient Greece

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Original Citation

Theognis. Elegies. 541 BC, line 983-988.

Current Citation

Theognis. "Elegies." Hesiod and Theognis: Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies. Translated by Dorothea Wender, Penguin, 1976, line 983-988.

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Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?

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Time
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Era
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Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.

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