# De congressu eruditionis gratia 32

Philo Judaeus, De congressu eruditionis gratia, Section 32. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philo-judaeus/de-congressu-eruditionis-gratia/32

διττοὶ μὲν γὰρ ὠφελείας τρόποι, ἢ κατὰ ἀπόλαυσιν ἀγαθῶν ὡς ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἢ κατὰ ἀντίταξιν καὶ ὑφαίρεσιν κακῶν ὡς ἐν πολέμῳ. Λεία μὲν οὖν ἐστι, καθ’ ἣν συμβαίνει τὰ πρεσβύτερα καὶ ἡγεμονεύοντα ἀγαθὰ καρποῦσθαι, Ῥαχὴλ δέ, καθ’ ἣν τὰ ὡς ἂν ἐκ πολέμου λάφυρα. τοιαύτη μὲν ἡ πρὸς τὰς ἀστὰς συμβίωσις.

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Philo Judaeus, De congressu eruditionis gratia, ed. Paul Wendland. 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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