# Epistulae 1-40

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, μβ′. Μελεσίππῃ τῇ σοφῇ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/1-40

Ἔφθασεν ἡ χείρ μου πρὸ τῆς σῆς ἀφίξεως τὸν ὑμέναιον ᾆσαι, ἐγίγνωσκε δὲ τὴν ἀφροδισίων ἀποπλήρωσιν εὐποριστοτέραν εὑρῆσθαι τῆς κατὰ γαστέρα. ὁ γὰρ κυνισμός, ὡς οἶσθα, φύσεώς ἐστιν ἀναζήτησις· εἰ δέ τινες μέμφοιντο τὴν προαίρεσιν ταύτην, ἀξιοπιστότερος ἐπαινῶν ἐγώ.

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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/.