# P.Herc. 1251 15

Philodemus, P.Herc. 1251, Column 15. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-1251/15

αμις οδ ουδι μ καὶ νεκα χειν παραινοῦμεν, εἶτα δ' ἐν ταῖς πράξεσιν κατρο κι χρὴ δὲ κατέχειν καὶ διότι συμβάλλεται μὲν εἰς τὸ κατατυγχάνειν καὶ τὸ περὶ τῶν κατὰ μέρος ποητικῶν τῶν ἔξωθεν ἠκριβωκέναι πῶς ἔχει πρὸς ἡμᾶς, οἷον πολυτελείας καὶ μορφῆς καὶ πλούτου κοινῶς καὶ γάμου καὶ τῶν ὁμοίων, ἀλλὰ μικρὸν ὡς πρὸς τὰ κυριώτατα περὶ ὧν ὑπεμνήσαμεν· ἀφ' ἧς αἰτίας κἀν ταῖς Κυρίαις Δόξαις τέτακται πρῶτα καὶ ταύτηι κἂν λέγοιτο γα τ νεειν οἱ νῦν ὑπερε

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 1251. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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