# Epistulae 7

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

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

(7) σπαταλῶσι δ’ ὑμῖν καὶ ἐνθυμουμένοις, ὅσα γε τὰ ἀγαθὰ ὧν δεσπόται λέγεσθε εἶναι, ἔρχονται οἱ κοινοὶ δήμιοι, οὓς ὑμεῖς καλεῖτε ἰατρούς, οἷς ἃ ἂν ἐπὶ τὴν γαστέρα ἐπέλθῃ, ταῦτα λέγουσι καὶ πράττουσιν. οὗτοι δὲ καλῶς ποιοῦντες τέμνουσι καὶ κάουσι καὶ δεσμεύουσι φάρμακά τε διδόασι καὶ ἔσω καὶ ἔξω τοῦ σώματος. κὰν ὑγιασθῆτε, οὐδὲ τοῖς καλουμένοις ἰατροῖς χάριν ἔχετε, ἀλλὰ τοῖς θεοῖς φατὲ δεῖν ἔχειν χάριν· ἐὰν δὲ μή, τοῖς ἰατροῖς ἐγκαλεῖτε. πλεῖον δ’ ἔμοιγε πάρεστι τὸ εὐφραίνεσθαι τοῦ λυπεῖσθαι καὶ τὸ εἰδέναι τοῦ ἀγνοεῖν·

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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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