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Chaereas: Rest assured,
for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is
to choose the right moment.

— Menander Dyskolos (-316)

εὖ τοῦτ᾿ ἴσθ᾿, ὅτι
πρὸς πάντα πράγματ᾿ ἐστὶ πρακτικώτερον
εὐκαιρία.

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