# Appiani ad Frontonem epistula 4

Appian of Alexandria, Appiani ad Frontonem epistula, Section 4. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/appian-of-alexandria/appiani-ad-frontonem-epistula/4

καὶ διὰ τί οὖν ἐκ μὲν διαθήκης ἄν τις λάβοι, παρὰ δὲ τῶν περιόντων οὐ λάβοι, ὅποτε καὶ μεῖζον ταῦτ' ἔχει τὸ δεῖγμα τῆς προθυμίας; οἳ μὲν γὰρ ἄλλον ἄλλου προτιθέασιν, οἳ δὲ περιόντες ἑαυτῶν τοὺς φίλους προτιθέασιν. καὶ ἥδιον παρὰ τοῦ περιόντος λαβεῖν, ὅτι καὶ μαρτυρῆσαι περιόντι δυνατόν ἐστι καὶ ἀμείψασθαι. πάλιν ξένιον μὲν οὔτε θεοῖς οὔτε πόλει πέμπεται, τὰ σεμνότερα δ' ἀεὶ τοῖς σεμνοτέροις.

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Appianus Hist., Appiani ad Frontonem epistula. 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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