# Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4) 62

Epictetus, Gnomologium Epicteteum (e Stobaei libris 3‑4), Section 62. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epictetus-phil/gnomologium-epicteteum-e-stobaei-libris-3-4/62

Τοῦ αὐτοῦ. 62. (83). Ὥσπερ, εἰ λέοντας ἐβούλου τρέφειν, οὐκ ἄν σοι τῆς πολυτελείας τῶν ζωγρείων ἔμελεν, ἀλλὰ τῆς πράξεως τῶν ζῴων· οὕτως, εἰ πολιτῶν πειρᾷ προίστασθαι, μὴ τοσοῦτον τῆς πολυτελείας τῶν ἀναστημάτων φρόντιζε, ὁπόσον τῆς ἀνδρείας τῶν ἐνδιατριβότεν ἐπιμελοῦ.

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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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