# P.Herc. 831 16

Demetrius Laco, P.Herc. 831, Column 16. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/demetrius-laco/p-herc-831/16

θαι λορων κα τὰ γε ἀφαίρεσιν κενῶν ὀρέξεων καὶ τὸ ἀσφαλῶν ζῆν, οἷον παρασκευάζουσα δίκαιόν τε καὶ παντὸς ἀπεχόμενον αἰσχροῦ ἔργου καὶ τοῦ φύσει καὶ τοῦ νόμωι, καὶ τὸ μὴ δεδοικέναι δὲ τὸν θάνατον ποιεῖ οὐκ ἀθανασίας παρασκευ ῆι , ἀλλὰ τοῦ φόβου τοῦ περὶ θανάτου ἄρσει, οὐ λέγω νῦν γοπ τοὺς γὰρ πλείστους απ

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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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