# Epistulae 1-20

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, κβ′. Ἀγησιλάῳ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/1-20

Ἐμοὶ τὸ μὲν ζῆν οὕτως ἐστὶν ἀβέβαιον, ὡς μὴ πιστεύεσθαι παραμενεῖν ἕως τὴν ἐπιστολήν σοι γράψω· πήρα δὲ ἱκανὸν αὐτοῦ ταμιεῖον, τὰ δὲ τῶν νομιζομένων θεῶν μείζονα ἢ κατ’ ἀνθρώπους. ἓν δὲ μόνον ἐμαυτῷ βέβαιον σύνοιδα, τὴν μετὰ τὴν γένεσιν φθοράν. Ταῦτ’ ἐπιστάμενος αὐτός τε τὰς κενὰς ἐλπίδας ἱπταμένας περὶ τὸ σωμάτιον ἀποφυσῶ, καὶ σοὶ παραγγέλλω μὴ πλέον ἀνθρώπου φρονεῖν.

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Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, ed. Rudolf Hercher. 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/tlg1325.tlg001.local001/.