Kyrnos, as I work my craft let a seal be set upon <br /> These words of mine, and they will never be stolen unremarked, <br />Nor will anyone change the good that is there to something worse; <br /> And this is what everyone will say: 'These are the lines of Theognis, <br />The man from Megara' -- famous throughout all peoples. <br /> But all my fellow citizens I have not yet been able to please. <br />This is nothing to wonder at, son of Polypaos, for not even Zeus <br /> Pleases everyone, whether he rains or holds it back. <br />To you with kindly intent I offer such advice as I myself, <br /> Kyrnos, heard from noble men when I was still a child. <br />Be intelligent, and do not at the cost of shameful or unjust deeds <br /> Attempt to draw to yourself honors of merits or wealth.<br /><br />Theognis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fragments-lines-0019-0030/
