# Ἑλένη 44

Isocrates, Ἑλένη, Section 44. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/isocrates/text-20/44

ἠπίστατο γὰρ τὰς μὲν ἄλλας εὐτυχίας ταχέως μεταπιπτούσας, τὴν δʼ εὐγένειαν ἀεὶ τοῖς αὐτοῖς παραμένουσαν, ὥστε ταύτην μὲν τὴν αἵρεσιν ὑπὲρ ἅπαντος τοῦ γένους ἔσεσθαι, τὰς δʼ ἑτέρας δωρεὰς ὑπὲρ τοῦ χρόνου μόνον τοῦ καθʼ αὑτόν.

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Isocrates, Ἑλένη, ed. Larue Van Hook. 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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