# Epicurus, De natura 25 52

Epicurus, Epicurus, De natura 25, Fragment 52. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/epicurus/epicurus-de-natura-25/52

νουθετεῖν τ' ἀλλήλους καὶ μ άχεσθαι καὶ μεταρυθμίζειν ὡς ἔχοντας καὶ ἐν ἑαυτοῖς τὴν αἰτίαν καὶ οὐχὶ ἐν τῆι ἐξ ἀρχῆς μόνον συστάσε ι κ αὶ ἐν τῆι τ οῦ περιέχοντος καὶ ἐπεισιόντος κατὰ τὸ αὐτόματον ἀ νάγκη. εἰ γάρ τις καὶ τῶι νουθετεῖν καὶ τῶι νουθετεῖσθ αι τὴν κατὰ τὸ αὐτόματον ἀνάγκην π ρο σ τιθ είη καὶ τοῦ ποθ' ἑαυτῶι ὑπάρχοντος ο ιπο δυνα συνιέναι μεμφόμενος ἢ ἐπαινῶν, ἀλλ' εἰ μὲν τοῦτο πράττοι, τ ὸ μὲν ἔργον ἂν εἴη καταλείπον ὃ ἐφ' ἡμῶν αὐτῶν κατὰ τὴν τ ῆ ς αἰτίας πρόληψιν

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Epicurus, Epicurus, De natura 25. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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