# Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 1-2) 5

Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 1-2), Section 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epictetus-phil/gnomologium-epicteteum-e-stobaei-libris-1-2/5

Ἐπικτήτου. Ὥσπερ μέλιτταν οὐ διὰ τὸ κέντρον μισεῖς, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὸν καρπὸν τημελεῖς, οὕτω καὶ φίλον μὴ διʼ ἐπίπληξιν ἀποστραφῇ, ἀλλὰ διὰ τὴν εὔνοιαν ἀγάπα.

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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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