# Fragmenta minora 43

Musonius Rufus, Fragmenta minora, Fragment 43. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/musonius-rufus/fragmenta-minora/43

Θρασέας εἰώθει λέγειν σήμερον ἀναιρεθῆναι θέλω μᾶλλον ἢ αὔριον φυγαδευθῆναι. τί οὖν αὐτῷ Ῥοῦφος εἶπεν; εἰ μὲν ὡς βαρύτερον ἐκλέγῃ, τίς ἡ μωρία τῆς ἐκλογῆς; εἰ δʼ ὡς κουφότερον, τίς σοι δέδωκεν; οὐ θέλεις μελετᾶν ἀρκεῖσθαι τῷ δεδομένῳ;

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Musonius Rufus, Fragmenta minora, ed. Otto Hense. 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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