Social Commentaries
Book XI, 304
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
All are cowards and braggarts and whatever other fault there may be among men, yet he who has reason does not expose his fault to his neighbour, but in his wisdom hides it within. But thy soul’s door is flung wide open, and it is evident to all when thou crouchest in terror or art too brazen.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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