If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and… — Herodotus
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
In the original Greek
εἰ ἐθέλοι κατεσπουδάσθαι αἰεὶ μηδὲ ἐς παιγνίην τὸ μέρος ἑωυτὸν ἀνιέναι, λάθοι ἂν ἤτοι μανεὶς ἢ ὅ γε ἀπόπληκτος γενόμενος: τὰ ἐγὼ ἐπιστάμενος μέρος ἑκατέρῳ νέμω.’ ταῦτα μὲν τοὺς φίλους ἀμείψατο.
Histories · 430 BC
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Herodotus. The Histories, translated by Robin Waterfield. Oxford University Press, 2008, bk. 2, ch. 173.
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Herodotus. Ἱστορίαι [Histories]. c. 430 BC, bk. 2, ch. 173.