Δῶρα θεοὺς πείθει καὶ αἰδοίους βασιλῆας
gifts sway gods and revered kings
Translated by David Whitehead13 May 2003Vetting: high7 revisions
Translation
Some consider the line Hesiodic, and it is also uttered by Plato in the third [book of the] Republic.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δῶρα θεοὺς πείθει καὶ αἰδοίους βασιλῆας· οἱ μὲν Ἡσιόδειον οἴονται τὸν στίχον, εἴρηται δὲ καὶ Πλάτωνος ἐν τρίτῃ Πολιτείᾳ.