If the brave should fly, he who pursues must be braver.
εἰ πρόσθε μὲν ἔφευγεν ἐσθλός τις, 'ἐδίωκε δέ μιν μέγ᾿ ἀμείνων'.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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