# Πρὸς τοὺς νέους, ὅπως ἂν ἐξ Ἑλληνικῶν ὠφελοῖντο λόγων 6.4-5

Basilius, Πρὸς τοὺς νέους, ὅπως ἂν ἐξ Ἑλληνικῶν ὠφελοῖντο λόγων, 6.4 to 6.5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/basilius-theol/text/6.4

εἶτα μουσικὸς μὲν οὐκ ἂν ἑκὼν δέξαιτο ἀνάρμοστον αὐτῷ τὴν λύραν εἶναι, καὶ χοροῦ κορυφαῖος μὴ ὅτι μάλιστα συνᾴδοντα τὸν χορὸν ἔχειν· αὐτὸς δέ τις ἕκαστος διαστασιάσει πρὸς ἑαυτόν, καὶ οὐχὶ τοῖς λόγοις ὁμολογοῦντα τὸν βίον παρέξεται ; ἀλλ’ ἡ γλῶττα μὲν ὀμώμοκεν, ἡ δὲ φρὴν ἀνώμοτος, κατ’ Εὐριπίδην ἐρεῖ, καὶ τὸ δοκεῖν ἀγαθὸς πρὸ τοῦ εἶναι διώξεται. ἀλλ’ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἔσχατος τῆς ἀδικίας ὅρος, εἴ τι δεῖ Πλάτωνι πείθεσθαι, τὸ δοκεῖν δίκαιον εἶναι μὴ ὄντα.

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Basil, Saint, Bishop of Caesarea, Πρὸς τοὺς νέους, ὅπως ἂν ἐξ Ἑλληνικῶν ὠφελοῖντο λόγων, ed. Roy J. Deferrari. 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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg2040.tlg002.local001/.