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Headword:
Ἀγαθοθέλεια
Adler number: alpha,116
Translated headword: desire for the good
Vetting Status: high
Translation: The choice of good things.[1]
"When it comes to getting things done a desire for the good alone does not suffice; there is also a need for strength and perseverence."[2]
Greek Original:Ἀγαθοθέλεια: ἡ τῶν ἀγαθῶν ἐκλογή. οὐκ ἀρκεῖ τοῖς πράγμασιν ἡ ἀγαθοθέλεια μόνον, ἀλλὰ δεῖ καὶ ῥώμης καὶ ἐπιστρεφείας.
Notes:
[1] Very rare noun, with same glossing in the parallel entry in ps.-
Zonaras.
[2] 'Anon.': LSJ s.v. Perhaps
Polybius, according to Adler. But suggested as a fragment of
Damascius by Asmus (fr. 20), and accepted as such by Zintzen (fr. 25) and Athanassiadi (fr. 158).
Translated by: William Hutton on 31 March 2001@23:33:22.
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