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Headword:
Μικρὸν
κακόν,
μέγα
ἀγαθόν
Adler number: mu,1049
Translated headword: small evil, great good
Vetting Status: high
Translation: [said] because sometimes a small evil is the cause of great goods, and vice versa.
Greek Original:Μικρὸν κακόν, μέγα ἀγαθόν: ἐνίοτε γὰρ τὸ μικρὸν κακὸν μεγάλων αἴτιον γίνεται ἀγαθῶν, ὥσπερ καὶ τὸ ἀνάπαλιν.
Note:
cf.
Diogenianus 6.62:
πολλάκις μικρὸς πόνος καὶ κακόν τι δοκοῦν μεγάλων γίνεται πρόξενον καλῶν . ('often a small problem and something that seems evil becomes the ambassador of great goods').
Translated by: David Whitehead on 12 December 2002@07:47:37.
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