# Epistulae 2-7

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, κθ′. Διονυσίῳ.. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/2-7

(2) πάντα οὖν ταῦτα περιαιρήσεται καὶ θάρσος ἐμποιήσας ἀποστήσει τῆς μαλακίας· τί γὰρ ὄφελος ἀνδρὸς μὴ ἐλευθέρου; ἔστι δέ τοι αὐτὸ τοῦτο ἡ δουλεία, οἷς μετὰ δέους ὁ βίος παρεσκεύασται. ἕως μὲν οὖν ταύτας σὺ τὰς συνουσίας ἔχῃς, οὐκ ἀνήσει σε τούτων τι τῶν κακῶν· ἐὰν δὲ τὸν ἐξωμέα λάβῃς, ὅς σου τὰς πλευρὰς ἀποκαθαρεῖ καὶ παύσει δείπνων μαγειρικῶν, ἐν ὁποίοις δὲ καὶ αὐτὸς διαιτᾶται τρόποις καταστήσει σε, σωθήσῃ, ὦ δείλαιε.

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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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