# P.Herc. 831 15

Demetrius Laco, P.Herc. 831, Column 15. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/demetrius-laco/p-herc-831/15

καὶ ἀφορμὴν εἰς τὸ πρᾶξαι προγονικὴν ἔχεις καὶ ἤχθης τε καλῶς ὑπὸ γονέων προσέθηκάς τε τῆι ἀγωγῆι ταύτηι καὶ τὸ ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ σωφρονικὸν ἀναλόγως· ἔρρωσαί τε τῶι σώματι, ἐφ' ὅσον ἐνδέχεται τὸν θνητόν, μεθέμενός τε τῶν περὶ τὰ τυχόντα σπουδασμάτων λόγων ἐπιμελὴς εἶ καὶ μάλιστα δὲ τὸ πάσης ἐπιθυμίας ταραχῶδες τοῦ φυσικοῦ χωρίσας ὡς οσον

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Demetrius Laco, P.Herc. 831. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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