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Diogenianus, Proverbs 1.29
Ἀρκάδας μιμούμενος· ἐπὶ τῶν ἄλλως πονούντων. πολλὰ γὰρ οἱ Ἀρκάδες πολεμήσαντες οὐδεμίαν νίκην ἰδίαν πώποτε ἔσχον.
“Imitating the Arcadians”: used of those who toil in vain. For the Arcadians made war a lot, but never won any victory for themselves.
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