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For he does not wish to appear the bravest, but to be the bravest. — Aeschylus

Play · Greek tragedy · Tragedy (play)

For he does not wish to appear the bravest, but to be the bravest.

In the original Greek

οὐ γὰρ δοκεῖν ἄριστος, ἀλλ᾽ εἶναι θέλει,

Aeschylus
Seven Against Thebes · 467 BC
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Provenance
Current citation
Aeschylus. "Seven Against Thebes." The Persians and Other Plays, edited and translated by Alan H. Sommerstein. Penguin Classics, 2010.
Original citation
Aeschylus. Ἑπτὰ ἐπὶ Θήβας [Seven Against Thebes]. c. 467 BC, Athens, Greece.

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