# Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 1-2) 3

Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 1-2), Section 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epictetus-phil/gnomologium-epicteteum-e-stobaei-libris-1-2/3

Μὴ ὧν ἐπιθυμεῖς ταῦτα παρὰ θεῶν αἴτει, ἀλλʼ ὅπως αὐτῆς ἀπαλλαγῇς τῆς ἐπιθυμίας, τοῦτο ζήτει παρὰ θεῶν. τότε σου εἰσακούουσιν οἱ θεοί, ἡνίκα ἂν μὴ περὶ τῶν ἡδέων, ἀλλὰ περὶ τῶν καλῶν εὔχῃ. καὶ τότε σοι δώσουσι τὰ καλά, ἡνίκα μὴ ἡδονῇ, ἀλλʼ ἀρετῇ χαίρεις.

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Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 1-2), ed. Heinrich Schenkl. 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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