# De congressu eruditionis gratia 80

Philo Judaeus, De congressu eruditionis gratia, Section 80. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philo-judaeus/de-congressu-eruditionis-gratia/80

φιλοσοφία δὲ ἐγκράτειαν μὲν γαστρός, ἐγκράτειαν δὲ τῶν μετὰ γαστέρα, ἐγκράτειαν δὲ καὶ γλώττης ἀναδιδάσκει. ταῦτα λέγεται μὲν εἶναι δι’ αὑτὰ αἱρετά, σεμνότερα δὲ φαίνοιτ’ ἄν, εἰ θεοῦ τιμῆς καὶ ἀρεσκείας ἕνεκα ἐπιτηδεύοιτο. μεμνῆσθαι οὖν δεῖ τῆς κυρίας, ὁπότε μέλλοιμεν αὐτῆς τὰς θεραπαινίδας μνᾶσθαι· καὶ λεγώμεθα μὲν ἄνδρες εἶναι τούτων, ὑπαρχέτω δ’ ἡμῖν ἐκείνη πρὸς ἀλήθειαν γυνή, μὴ λεγέσθω.

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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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