# Epistulae 2-18

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, μ′. Διογένης ὁ κύων Ἀλεξάνδρῳ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/2-18

(2) ἔτι δὲ τὸ κρατεῖν καὶ τὸ ὑφ’ ἑαυτῷ ἔχειν τινὰς οὐ τοιοῦτόν ἐστιν, οἷον μετὰ τῶν κακίστων ἀνθρώπων ἄγειν καὶ φέρειν ἀεὶ τοὺς παρατυγχάνοντας. τοῦτο γὰρ οὐδὲ τῶν θηρίων τὰ βέλτιστα ποιεῖ, ἀλλ’ οὐδὲ οἱ λύκοι, ὧν ζῷον οὐδέν ἐστιν πονηρότερον οὐδὲ κακουργότερον, οὓς σύ μοι δοκεῖς ὑπερβεβλῆσθαι ἀμαθίᾳ. τοῖς μὲν γὰρ ἐξαρκεῖ μόνοις πονήροις εἶναι, σὺ δὲ καὶ πρὸς μισθὸν διδοὺς ἀνθρώποις τοῖς πονηροτάτοις τούτοις τε παρέχεις ἐξουσίαν μηδὲν ὑγιὲς πράττειν καὶ αὐτὸς ὅμοια τούτοις ἐγχειρεῖς ποιεῖν καὶ μείζω.

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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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