# Epistulae 2-17

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, λθ′. Μονίμῳ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/2-17

(2) ἀφίεται γὰρ ἀξενάγητος ὅποι ποτὲ φέρεσθαι εἰς κρημνοὺς ἢ χάσματα ἢ ποταμούς, ἕως ἐπὶ τὸ ἔσχατον ἐνεχθῇ· φεύγουσι γὰρ αὐτήν, ὅτι οἴονται πολλὰ ἐξημαρτηκέναι ἐν τῷ ζῆν παραχωρήσασαν τῷ χείρονι τὴν τοῦ ὅλου ἀρχήν, δι’ ἣν πολλὰ ἠναγκάσθη ὡς ἐν πονηροκρατίᾳ ἄδικα πρᾶξαι. ὅταν δὲ μελετήσωμεν τὴν καλὴν μελέτην, γίγνεται καὶ ὃ βίος ἡδὺς καὶ ἡ τελευτὴ οὐκ ἀηδὴς καὶ ἡ ὁδὸς ῥᾴστη· ξεναγεῖ γὰρ πᾶσα ἡ ἐντυχοῦσα τὴν τοιαύτην ψυχὴν ἐπὶ τὰ εὔπορα καὶ ὥσπερ καλὴν ἄγραν ἐπιφανῶς ἄγει λαβομένη παρὰ τοὺς κάτω τῶν καλῶν δικαστάς, αὐτή τε ὡς ἂν μεμελετηκυῖα καὶ μόνη ζῆν οὐκ ἀηδίζεται καταλιποῦσα τὸ σῶμα.

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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.
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