# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 1-4

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Fragment 1. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/1-4

συμβέβη κεν ἀπατᾶν καὶ αὐτὸς ἀ π ατᾶται· οὐ μᾶλλον τοίνυν ἀπατῶσιν ἢ ἀ πατῶνται. Πρῶτον μὲν οὖν πῶς οὗτος ὁ λόγος συνήγαγεν τὸ μ ὴ εἶναι τέχνην τὴν ῥητορικήν; ἐγὼ μὲν οὐχ ὁρῶι, διὰ τί λέγει π αραπατᾶσθαι ἤδη τοὺς ῥήτορας καὶ οὐ μόνον ἀπατᾶν; ἀλλὰ ἐὰν μὴ προσλάβῃ τις το τέχνη τι γνω τινα καὶ οὐ τέχνην ἀλλ' ἀπάτην τα ηγμενο ου τοὺς δ' αὐτοὺς δ μην

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674. 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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