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ἓν δὲ τὸ κάλλιστον Χῖος ἔειπεν ἀνήρ·

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{{#lemma: οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν. | Hom. Il. 6.146}}
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One finest thing the Chian man said: “As the generation of leaves, such is that of men”.
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