# Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4) 37

Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4), Section 37. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epictetus-phil/gnomologium-epicteteum-e-stobaei-libris-3-4/37

37. (43). Ὥσπερ ὁ ὑγιαίνων οὐκ ἂν ὑπὸ νοσούντων βούλοιτο θεραπεύεσθαι οὐδὲ τοὺς συνοικοῦντας ἑαυτῷ νοσεῖν, οὕτως οὐδʼ ὁ ἐλεύθερος ἀνάσχοιτʼ ἂν ὑπὸ δούλων ὑπηρετεῖσθαι ἢ τοὺς συμβιοῦντας ἑαυτῷ δουλεύειν.

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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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