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Theophrastus · Fragments §155.1

Self-Respect as the Key to Living Without Shame

Passage 160 of 196 · Greek

Summary

It explains that respecting oneself is the key to not feeling ashamed before others.

§155.1Fr. 155 Αἰδοῦ σαυτὸν καὶ ἄλλον οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσῃ.
Fr. 155 Respect yourself, and you will not feel ashamed before another.

Notes

  1. §155.1Αἰδοῦ ... καὶ ... οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσῃ — The imperative (Αἰδοῦ) followed by καὶ and the future indicative (αἰσχυνθήσῃ) forms a conditional-like construction meaning 'do..., and you will...'
  2. §155.1ἄλλον — The accusative singular expressing the object of shame or respect before whom one feels embarrassed, modifying the verb αἰσχυνθήσῃ.

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Theophrastus, Fragments §155.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:155.1

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