# Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4) 16

Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4), Section 16. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epictetus-phil/gnomologium-epicteteum-e-stobaei-libris-3-4/16

16. (27). Τὸ καλῶς ζῆν τοῦ πολυτελῶς διαφέρει· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἐκ σωφροσύνης καὶ αὐταρκείας καὶ εὐταξίας καὶ κοσμιότητος καὶ εὐτελείας παραγίνεται, τὸ δὲ ἐξ ἀκολασίας καὶ τρυφῆς καὶ ἀταξίας καὶ ἀκοσμίας· τέλος δὲ τοῦ μὲν ἔπαινος ἀληθής, τοῦ δὲ ψόγος. εἰ τοίνυν βούλει καλῶς ζῆν, μὴ ζήτει μετὰ πολυτελείας ἐπαινεῖσθαι.

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Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4), 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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