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This is living, not to live unto oneself alone. — Menander

Fragment

This is living, not to live unto oneself alone.

In the original Greek

τοΰτ βστί το ζην, ονχ έαντψ ζην μόνον.

Menander
290 BC
★ 3.8
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Man as social animalServing others
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Fragment
Time
290 BCClassical antiquity
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Menander
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Menander. The Brothers in Love. c. 3rd century BC, fragment 508.

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