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Full Idea
The proverb says 'Anything fine is difficult'.
Clarification
'Fine' is the Greek word 'kalon', which also translates as 'beautiful'
Gist of Idea
What is fine is always difficult
Source
Plato (Hippias Major [c.392 BCE], 304e)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Early Socratic Dialogues', ed/tr. Saunders,Trevor J [Penguin 1987], p.265
A Reaction
attributed (as usual) to Solon
| 297 | What is fine is the parent of goodness [Plato] |
| 298 | While sex is very pleasant, it should be in secret, as it looks contemptible [Plato] |
| 299 | What is fine is always difficult [Plato] |