# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 13-3

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Fragment 13. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/13-3

καὶ ἀπειρίας ταύτας λέγων δήπου καταξιοῖ τὸν μὲν μὴ τέλ ειον τῆι δυνάμει θἀτέρου μόνον τῆς τέχνης μετεσχηκέναι μέρους, θἀτέρου δὲ ἠμοιρηκέναι, τὸν μέντο ι τέλειον ῥήτορα καὶ κεκροτημένον ἐξ ἀμφοῖν ἀγαθὸν ἄνδρα καὶ πολίτην εἶναι διὰ παντός. Ἂν δὲ δὴ βούληται λέγειν, ὡς καὶ τἀληθὲς ἔχει καὶ παντελῶς ἀποφεύξεται, διότι τῶν τεχνῶν μὲν ἄλλαι δύνανται περί τινα παρεῖναι, κἂν ἦι βδελυρώτατος, καὶ χείρων οὐδὲν etc.

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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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