# Ὑπὲρ τῆς δωδεκαετίας 59

Demades, Ὑπὲρ τῆς δωδεκαετίας, Section 59. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/demades/text/59

διὸ καί πάντων δοκεῖ χαλεπώτατον, ἐν εἰρήνῃ λόγον ὑποσχεῖν τῶν ἐν πολέμῳ πεπολιτευμένων· κρίνει γὰρ ἕκαστος πρὸς τὴν παροῦσαν ἡσυχίαν, οὐ πρὸς τὸν παρελθόντα κίνδυνον. ὅταν δέ τις ἀνέλῃ τῶν πραγμάτων τὸν καιρόν, ἀνταναιρεῖται καὶ τὸ δίκαιον τῆς πράξεως.

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Demades, Ὑπὲρ τῆς δωδεκαετίας, ed. J. O. Burtt. 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/tlg0535.tlg001.local001/.