# Fragmenta Moralia 555

Chrysippus, Fragmenta Moralia, Fragment 555. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chrysippus-2/fragmenta-moralia/555

Quintilianus instit. orat. XII 1, 38. ac primum concedant mihi omnes oportet, quod Stoicorum quoque asperrimi confitentur, facturum aliquando virum bonum, ut mendacium dicat, et quidem nonnunquam levioribus causis, ut in pueris aegrotantibus utilitatis eorum gratia multa fingimus, multa non facturi promittimus: nedum si ab homine occidendo grassator avertendus sit aut hostis pro salute patriae fallendus, ut hoc quod alias in servis quoque reprehendendum est, sit alias in ipso sapiente laudandum.

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Chrysippus, Fragmenta Moralia, ed. Hans Friedrich August von Arnim. 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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