# Ἀρεοπαγιτικός 72

Isocrates, Ἀρεοπαγιτικός, Section 72. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/isocrates/text-15/72

ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ τῶν ἰδιωτῶν τοὺς ὀλίγα μὲν κατορθοῦντας πολλὰ δʼ ἐξαμαρτάνοντας μέμφομαι καὶ νομίζω φαυλοτέρους εἶναι τοῦ δέοντος, καὶ πρός γε τούτοις τοὺς γεγονότας ἐκ καλῶν κἀγαθῶν ἀνδρῶν, καὶ μικρῷ μὲν ὄντας ἐπιεικεστέρους τῶν ὑπερβαλλόντων ταῖς πονηρίαις, πολὺ δὲ χείρους τῶν πατέρων, λοιδορῶ, καὶ συμβουλεύσαιμʼ ἂν αὐτοῖς παύσασθαι τοιούτοις οὖσιν.

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Isocrates, Ἀρεοπαγιτικός, ed. George Norlin. 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.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0010.tlg018.local001/.