Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought. — Theognis of Megara
Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.
In the original Greek
αἶψα γὰρ ὥστε νόημα παρέρχεται ἀγλαὸς ἥβη.
541 BC
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Theognis. "Elegies." Hesiod and Theognis: Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies, translated by Dorothea Wender. Penguin Classics, 1976.
Original citation
Theognis. Elegies. c. 541 BC.
