Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest. — Bion of Borysthenes
Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.
In the original Greek
ἔλεγε τὰ παιδάρια παίζοντα τῶν βατράχων τοῖς λίθοις ἐφίεσθαι, τοὺς δὲ βατράχους μηκέτι παίζοντας ἀλλ᾽ ἀληθῶς ἀποθνήσκειν, οὕτω κυνη- γεῖν καὶ ἁλιεύειν
Quoted in Moralia, by Plutarch · 100
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Bion. Quoted in "Whether Land or Sea Animals are Cleverer." Moralia, written by Plutarch. Vol. 12, Harvard University Press, 1957.
Original citation
Bion. Quoted in "De sollertia animalium [Whether Land or Sea Animals are Cleverer]." Moralia [Morals], written by Plutarch. c. 100.
