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Gnomology (Books 3-4)
Epictetus34 21 · perseus-grc2More by Epictetus
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21.p21
21.p21
μὴ συγκεράσας ἅμα ὀργὴν πολυτελείᾳ προσενέγκῃς. πολυτέλεια μὲν ἐμπηδήσασα τῷ σώματι μετʼ οὐ πολὺ οἴχεται, ἡ δὲ ὀργὴ ἐνδῦσα τῇ ψυχῇ ἐπὶ τὸ μήκιστον μένει. σκόπει τοιγαροῦν, ὅπως μὴ ὑπʼ ὀργῆς ἐξαχθεὶς τοὺς δαιτυμόνας πολυτελῶς ὑβρίσῃς, ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον μεθʼ ἡμερότητος εὐτελῶς εὐφράνῃς.

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