Ἀρχὴ ἄνδρα δείκνυσιν
office exposes a man
Translated by David Whitehead10 Oct 2000Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
[sc. A proverb] applied to those who are decent men before holding office but become violent in the post itself.
They say that this a dictum of Solon's, though Aristotle and Theophrastus [says it is] Bias's.
They say that this a dictum of Solon's, though Aristotle and Theophrastus [says it is] Bias's.