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Gnomology (Books 3-4)
Epictetus34 62 · perseus-grc2More by Epictetus
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62.p62
62.p62
ὥσπερ, εἰ λέοντας ἐβούλου τρέφειν, οὐκ ἄν σοι τῆς πολυτελείας τῶν ζωγρείων ἔμελεν, ἀλλὰ τῆς πράξεως τῶν ζῴων· οὕτως, εἰ πολιτῶν πειρᾷ προίστασθαι, μὴ τοσοῦτον τῆς πολυτελείας τῶν ἀναστημάτων φρόντιζε, ὁπόσον τῆς ἀνδρείας τῶν ἐνδιατριβόντων ἐπιμελοῦ.

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