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At times discretion should be thrown aside,
And with the foolish we should play the fool.

οὐ πανταχοῦ τὸ φρόνιμον ἁρμόττει παρόν·
καὶ συμμανῆναι δ᾿ ἔνια δεῖ.

Original text (Ancient Greek)

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