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    Damon praised Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, for his life of luxury and wealth. When Dionysius invited Damon to a banquet to live as he did, Damon happily accepted. However, during the feast a shining sword was hung above Damon's head attached to the ceiling by a horse's hair, threatening his life. Damon no longer felt fortunate and asked to leave, realizing that true happiness is difficult with the constant threat of danger looming overhead. Dionysius laughed and pointed out that no one can feel truly blessed while living under perpetual threat.

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    Damon praised Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, for his life of luxury and wealth. When Dionysius invited Damon to a banquet to live as he did, Damon happily accepted. However, during the feast a shining sword was hung above Damon's head attached to the ceiling by a horse's hair, threatening his life. Damon no longer felt fortunate and asked to leave, realizing that true happiness is difficult with the constant threat of danger looming overhead. Dionysius laughed and pointed out that no one can feel truly blessed while living under perpetual threat.

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    Damon praised Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse, for his life of luxury and wealth. When Dionysius invited Damon to a banquet to live as he did, Damon happily accepted. However, during the feast a shining sword was hung above Damon's head attached to the ceiling by a horse's hair, threatening his life. Damon no longer felt fortunate and asked to leave, realizing that true happiness is difficult with the constant threat of danger looming overhead. Dionysius laughed and pointed out that no one can feel truly blessed while living under perpetual threat.

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    DAMOCLES

    Un tal Dàmocles lloava la vida i les riqueses del tirà de Siracusa, Dionís. Dionís el va reptar a
    viure de la mateixa manera que ell i el va convidar a un banquet.

    Sine mora Damocles recubuit. Aderant unguenta, coronae:

    incendebantur odores: mensae optimis epulis exstruebantur. Fortunatus

    sibi Damocles videbatur. Subito in hoc medio apparatu fulgens gladius,

    e lacunari saeta equina aptus, apparuit, qui illius beati capiti

    impendebat. Itaque illi pulchri ministri a Damocle non aspiciebantur,

    nec argentea pocula laudabantur. Non manum in mensam porrigebat;

    iam ipsae coronae defluebant; denique clamavit: “Optime Dionysi, iam

    beatus esse nolo, liceat1 mihi abire!” Dionysus ridens respondit: “Age,

    mi amice, num potest ille beatus esse, cui semper aliquis terror

    impendet?”

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    Liceat: que se’m permeti…

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