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Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man. Theognis

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	Theognis
	(c. 570-c. 490 BC) Elegies - Greek elegaic poet of Megara, one of chief gnomic poets.

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One finds many companions for food and drink, but in a serious business a man's companions are very few. Even to a wicked man a divinity gives wealth, Cyrnus, but to few men comes the gift of excellence. Moderation is best in all things. Surfeit begets insolence, when prosperity comes to a bad man. Bright youth passes swiftly as a thought.