Social Commentaries
Fragment LXX: From many a friend you must withhold your plans
Translated by John Hookham Frere (1842; Bohn 1856) · From Fragments of Theognis (Frere, 1842)
From many a friend you must withhold your plans,
No man is safe with many partisans, nit
No secret !— With a party, sure but small,
Of bold adherents, trusty men withal,
You may succeed: else ruin must ensue,
Inevitable, for your friends and you.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment LXX: From many a friend you must withhold your plans.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/71/.
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Megara, Theognis of. “Fragment LXX: From many a friend you must withhold your plans.” Translated by John Hookham Frere. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theognis/71/.
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