Letter 759
To Meliphthongus the Deacon.
Whenever the serpent thrusts its head into the crevice through which it slips in, it will sooner be cut in two than dragged back out; for its extrication becomes impossible once it is resisted by the catching of its scales.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ἐπὰν τὴν κεφαλὴν ὁ ὄφις παρεμβάλλῃ τῇ ἁρμονίᾳ, εἰς ἣν παραδύεται, κοπήσεται μᾶλλον, ἥπερ ἐκσπασθήσεται· ἀμήχανος γὰρ γίνεται ἡ ἀνάλυσις τοῖς τῶν λεπίδων προσβολοῖς ἀντιστωμένῃ.
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