Greek Anthology Quotes

“Wikipedia: Greek Anthology”

“Τὁ ῥὀδον ἀκμἀζει βαιὀν χρονὁν’ ἢν δἑ παρἐλθυ,
ζητῶν εὐρἠσεισ οὐ ῥὀδον, ἀλλἁ βἀτον.
• The rose blooms for a little season, and when that goes by thou shalt find, if thou seekest, no rose, but a briar.”

“W. R. Paton, The Greek Anthology, With an English Translation, LCL, vols. 1 (1927 [1916]); 2 (1919 [1917]); 3 (1925 [1915]); 4 (1918); 5 (1918) — digitised by Attalus (Accessed 8 August 2024)”