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Gnomology (Books 3-4)
Epictetus34 18 · perseus-grc2More by Epictetus
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18.p18
18.p18
τὰς σιτήσεις ποιοῦ μὴ πολυτελεῖς καὶ σκυθρωπάς, ἀλλὰ λαμπρὰς καὶ εὐτελεῖς, ἵνα μήτε διὰ τὰ σωματικὰ αἱ ψυχαὶ ταράττωνται μήτε φενακιζόμεναι πρὸς τῶν ἡδονῶν τῶν σωματικῶν ὀλιγωρῶσιν, ἔπειτα βλάπτωνται τρυφῶντα μὲν παραυτίκα, νοσοῦντα δὲ εἰσαῦθις τὰ σώματα.

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