# Magna Moralia 15.1-2

Aristotle, Magna Moralia, Β, Chapter 15. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/aristotle/magna-moralia/15.1-2

ἐχόμενον δʼ ἂν εἴη ὑπὲρ αὐταρκείας εἰπεῖν καὶ τοῦ αὐτάρκους, πότερον ὁ αὐτάρκης προσδεήσεται φιλίας, ἢ οὔ, ἀλλʼ αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ αὐτάρκης ἔσται καὶ κατὰ τοῦτο. λέγουσι γὰρ τοιαῦτα καὶ οἱ ποιηταί· “ὅταν δʼ ὁ δαίμων εὖ διδῷ, τί δεῖ φίλων;” ὅθεν καὶ ἡ ἀπορία γίγνεται, πότερον ὁ πάντα τἀγαθὰ ἔχων καὶ ὢν αὐτάρκης προσδεήσεται φίλου; ἢ τότε καὶ μάλιστα; τίνα γὰρ εὖ ποιήσει, ἢ μετὰ τοῦ συμβιώσεται; οὐ γὰρ δὴ μόνος γε διάξει.

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Aristotle, Magna Moralia, ed. Franz Susemihl. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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