Ξύλον ἀγκύλον οὐδέποτ' ὀρθόν
crooked wood never [grows] straight
Translated by James L. P. Butrica ✝18 Feb 2000Vetting: high2 revisions
Translation
[So said] because [it is] difficult to manufacture good men out of bad.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ξύλον ἀγκύλον οὐδέποτ' ὀρθόν· ὅτι δυσχερὲς ἐκ φαύλων ἀγαθοὺς ἀπεργάσασθαι.
Betacode
*cu/lon a)gku/lon ou)de/pot' o)rqo/n: o(/ti dusxere\s e)k fau/lwn a)gaqou\s a)perga/sasqai.
Notes
- cf. Diogenianus 6.92 and other paroemiographers.
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Revision history2 revisions · last 16 Sep 2007
- note; more keywords; tweaks; raised status — David Whitehead
- internal rearrangement; added note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Translated — James L. P. Butrica ✝