Gnomology (Books 1-2)

Epictetus · 12 5 · perseus-grc2 · More by Epictetus

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5.p6

ὥσπερ μέλιτταν οὐ διὰ τὸ κέντρον μισεῖς, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν καρπὸν τημελεῖς, οὕτω καὶ φίλον μὴ διʼ ἐπίπληξιν ἀποστραφῇς, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὴν εὔνοιαν ἀγάπα.

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