# P.Herc. 163 51

Philodemus, P.Herc. 163, Column 51. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-163/51

θαι τὴν πενίαν ἀγαθὸν καθάπαξ ἢ κακὸν ὀρθῶς ἄν τις ἔλεγε· εἰ δ' οὐ πᾶσίν ἐστιν ἀγαθόν, ἀλλ' ἐνίοις καὶ κακόν, τισιν δ' ἀδιάφορον. οὐ καθάπαξ ἀγαθὸν ἢ κακὸν ἢ ἀδιάφορον, ὡς οὐδὲ τὸν πλοῦτον· τῶν μέντοι γε ἀλλοδόξων κακὸν κακ τὴν πενίαν μὲν ὅτι μικρὰν τὴν ὑπεροχὴν ἔχει πλοῦτος ὡς πρὸς πενίαν ἐγκρίνεσθαι· προς ὅτι τοισοις ἀ γ αθ σ ο τ ι ὑπερέχειν λέγονται οσπως οὐ κατ' ἀγαθὸν. καὶ του ο αὐτοῦ παρὰ τῶν καθηγεμόνων τὸ δ' ἐκ τῶν πα

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 163. 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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