# P.Herc. 831 8

Demetrius Laco, P.Herc. 831, Column 8. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/demetrius-laco/p-herc-831/8

ἀγαθῶν καὶ εἰς φυγὰς ἀναλόγων κακῶν ἐκπίπτει τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν αἰωρούμενος ἀδιαλείπτως· ὧι δ' ἐν τῶι κατὰ φύσιν πέρατι κατακέκλειται τἀγαθὸν καὶ τὸ κακόν, τούτωι πᾶσα αἰώρα ψυχῆς ἐκπέφευκται. συνεχίζωμέν τε ἐν τῶι κατὰ φιλοσοφίαν ἐνεργήματι καὶ μάλιστα τοῖς κατὰ φυσιολογίαν θεωρήμασιν. τὸ μὲγ γὰρ ὕψος τούτων τῶν λόγων ἐπαῖρον τὴν διάνοιαν ἐάσει τὰ ταπεινὰ παρορᾶσθαι, ὁδὲ πλρε

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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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