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Lysippus, fr.7
εἰ μὴ τεθέασαι τὰς Ἀθήνας, στέλεχος εἶ,
εἰ δὲ τεθέασαι μὴ τεθήρευσαι δ’, ὄνος,
εἰ δ’ εὐαρεστῶν ἀποτρέχεις, κανθήλιος.If you’ve never seen Athens, you’re a blockhead; if you have seen, but haven’t been enraptured, you’re an ass; and if you’re pleased to be leaving, you’re a packass.