The will of Zeus,
The hand of his Hephæstus.
βούλευμα μὲν τὸ Δῖον, Ἡφαίστου δὲ χείρ.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
Original text (Ancient Greek)
Only when man's life comes to its end in prosperity can one call that man happy.
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
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