Τὸ παρὸν εὖ τίθεσθαι

make the best of the present

Translated by David Whitehead23 Apr 2003Vetting: high4 revisions

2 words

A proverb.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Τὸ παρὸν εὖ τίθεσθαι· παροιμία.

Betacode

*to\ paro\n eu)= ti/qesqai: paroimi/a.

Notes

Copiously attested (with minor variants: cf. tau 778) in all genres: see LSJ s.v. ti/qhmi, A.VII.1.

Linked from1 entry

τ778Τὸ παρὸν εὖ ποιεῖνdo the best with the presentA proverb. Plato in Gorgias: "and, as it seems, I must obey the old saying, do the best with the present". [sc. For something similar see] Cratinus in Pylaia: "wise men should manage the matter in hand as best they can".

Neighbouring entries

τ777Τὸ Πάρνου σκάφιονParnos' little boat τ778Τὸ παρὸν εὖ ποιεῖνdo the best with the present τ779Τὸ παρὸν εὖ τίθεσθαιmake the best of the present τ780Τὸ πέραsomething beyond τ781Τοπεῖνto guess

Revision history4 revisions · last 14 Jan 2014

14 Jan 2014Revised — David Whitehead
14 Aug 2011Revised — David Whitehead
1 Nov 2004cosmetic — David Whitehead
1 Nov 2004set status — Catharine Roth
23 Apr 2003Translated — David Whitehead