Theognis

Here you will find the Poem Fragments - Lines 1267 - 1270 of poet Theognis

Fragments - Lines 1267 - 1270

A boy and a horse are alike in mind, for the horse does not 
 Weep for its rider when he lies in the dust,
But, fed full with barley, it carries the next man;
 And in just this way the boy too loves whoever is at hand.