| εἰ δέ γε πλούσιοι ἦμεν, οὔτ’ ἂν τὰς ταινίας ἐπωλοῦμεν οὔτ’ ἂν ὅλως ἦμεν ἄποροι. |
| If we were rich, we would not be selling ribbons, nor would we be completely at our wits' end. |
| Demosthenes Speeches 57.36 (238) |
| καὶ γὰρ εἰ ἐτύγχανες ἱππικὸς ὢν ἅμα καὶ κιθαριστικός, ἔγνως ἂν ἵππους εὖ καὶ κακῶς ἱππαζομένους· |
| If you happened to be a horse person as well as a lyre person, you would know whether a horse was being well or badly ridden. |
| Plato Ion 540d (541) |
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