let a man do the work for which he is born — Cicero by Claude

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let a man do the work for which he is born

ἔρδοι τις (ἣν ἕκαστος εἰδείη τέχνην)

Source Aristophanes, Wasps 1431

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Etymology

Aristophanic-Hesiodic proverb.

Occurrences in 1 work (1 total)

Ad Atticum 5.10 1 July 51 BC · 1 occurrence

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