# Fragmenta 5

Alcmaeon, Fragmenta, Fragment 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/alcmaeon-phil/fragmenta/5

CLEM. Strom. VI 16 (II 435, 9 St.) Ἀλκμαίωνος γὰρ τοῦ Κροτωνιάτου λέγοντος ’ἐχθρὸν ἄνδρα ῥᾶιον φυλάξασθαι ἢ φίλον’ ὁ μὲν Σοφοκλῆς ἐποίησεν ἐν τῆι Ἀντιγόνηι (652) ‘τί γὰρ γένοιτ' ἂν ἕλκος μεῖζον ἢ φίλος κακός;’.

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Alcmaeon Phil., Fragmenta. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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