Πάντα μὴ βούλου κρατεῖν

do not want to control everything

Translated by Alex Gottesman15 Dec 2002Vetting: high4 revisions

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[sc. a proverbial saying] in reference to those wanting to be fortunate in everything.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Πάντα μὴ βούλου κρατεῖν· ἐπὶ τῶν εἰς πάντα εὐδαιμονεῖν βουλομένων.

Betacode

*pa/nta mh\ bou/lou kratei=n: e)pi\ tw=n ei)s pa/nta eu)daimonei=n boulome/nwn.

Notes

Creon [Author, Myth] in Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 1522 (web address 1).
Although the form of the gloss suggests that the phrase became proverbial (and Adler classifies it as such), it is not in the paroemiographers.

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Neighbouring entries

π222Πάντα κινήσω πέτρονI will move every rock π223Πάντα λίθον κινεῖνto move every stone; to move the decisive game-piece π224Πάντα μὴ βούλου κρατεῖνdo not want to control everything π225Πάντα ὀκτώeverything eight π226Πανταχῆeverywhere

Revision history4 revisions · last 2 May 2021

2 May 2021added a link — Catharine Roth
13 Aug 2013Revised — David Whitehead
29 Aug 2011expanded note; another keyword — David Whitehead
15 Dec 2002modified keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
15 Dec 2002Translated — Alex Gottesman