# Epistulae 4-8

Diogenes Sinopensis Epistulae, Epistulae, λη′........ Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/diogenes-sinopensis-epistulae/epistulae/4-8

(4) ἐξήταζον δὲ καὶ τὰς δωρεὰς τῶν δωρεῖσθαί μοι ἐθελόντων τὰ ἄλφιτα, καὶ παρὰ μὲν τῶν ὠφελουμένων ἐλάμβανον, τῶν ἄλλων δὲ οὐδὲν προσιέμην, οὐκ οἰόμενος καλὸν εἶναι λαμβάνειν παρὰ τοῦ μηδὲν παρειληφότος. ἐδείπνουν δὲ οὐ παρὰ πᾶσι, παρὰ μόνοις δὲ τοῖς θεραπείας δεομένοις. ἦσαν δ’ οὗτοι οἱ τοὺς Περσῶν βασιλεῖς μιμούμενοι. καὶ δή ποτε εἰσελθὼν πρὸς μειράκιον τῶν σφόδρα εὐπόρων κατακλίνομαι ἔν τινι ἀνδρῶνι πάντη κεκαλλωπισμένῳ γραφαῖς τε καὶ χρυσῷ, ὡς μηδὲ ὅπου πτύσῃ τις τόπον εἶναι.

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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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