# Epistulae 3-12

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/3-12

(3) ἔστι δὲ καὶ διὰ τοῦτο καὶ πολλή τις ταῖς τοιαύταις ψυχαῖς ἐν ᾅδου τιμή, ὅτι ἄρα οὐκ ἦσαν φιλοσώματοι. δόξα γάρ ἐστι τὰς φιλοσωμάτους ψυχὰς φαύλας τε εἶναι καὶ ἀνελευθέρους, τὰς δὲ μὴ τοιαύτας ἀγαθάς τε καὶ ὑψαύχενας (ζῶσι γὰρ ἡγούμεναι πάντων καὶ ἐπιτάττουσαι ἀρχικῶς), διά τε ταῦτα ἀναιρεῖσθαι μόνα τὰ δίκαια καὶ ῥᾷστα, τῶν δὲ ἐναντίων μηδὲ ἕν, ἐφ’ ἃ τὸ σῶμα ἀναγκάζει τὴν ψυχὴν ἥδεσθαι διὰ τὴν περιπεπλασμένην αὐτοῖς ἡδονὴν ἰχθύος τρόπον ἢ ἄλλου τινὸς ἀλόγου πρὸς τὴν τοῦ χείρονος ἀρχὴν γεγενημένου.

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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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