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| Epoch | 1917-1943 |
| Work | Colchis (Lado Asatiani, Selected Verses and Poems, with Simon Chikovani’s preface, Tbilisi, 1956) |
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| Quote | “Do not believe, that sage Hippocrates Had said it once somewhere: “The fruit of that country tastes bad And breaks easily from the branches, Because of abundance of water It never turns ripe”. Forget this old story – Even the sage can err once!” (pp. 197-198) |
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Nike. Vani. II-I BC, Bronze, 22 x19 cm. The Georgian National Museum.
| Comment | The abovementioned opinion has been expressed by Hippocrates in a slightly different way in the 15th chapter of his work “On Aires, Waters and Places” (Hp. Aer, 15). Lado Asatiani does not agree with this opinion of Hippocrates, since after the reclamation of the moorland on Colchis lowland and climatic improvement the fruit there acquired the best qualities [Z.Kh.]. |
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