# Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4) 40

Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4), Section 40. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epictetus-phil/gnomologium-epicteteum-e-stobaei-libris-3-4/40

(75) 40. (46). Μὴ πίναξι καὶ γραφαῖς τὴν οἰκίαν σου περίβαλλε, ἀλλὰ σωφροσύνῃ κατάγραφε. τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἀλλοῖον τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν ἐστιν ἐπίκαιρος γοητεία, τὸ δὲ σύμφυτος καὶ ἀνεξάλειπτος καὶ ἀίδιος οἰκίας κόσμος.

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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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