# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 15-2

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Fragment 15. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/15-2

Μετα 33 βὰς γοὖν ἐπὶ τὴν ῥητορικὴν τοῦ τέλους φάσκει τοὺς τέχνην μόνον προσφερομέν ους μὴ κυριεύειν· διὰ παντὸς γάρ, ὡς ἤδη πολλάκις εἴπαμεν, πο λλοὺς ἐν ταῖς ἐπιστήμαις ἐξηπάτησεν, εἴ τις οἴεται ταύτην, καθ' ἣν ἀνάληψις ἦν αὐτῶν, τὰ τέλη ἀπεργάζεσθαι πεφυκέναι, χρείαν δὲ βραχείαν ἀνειληφόσι τῶν ἔξω προσανατίθησιν εἰς τὸ τυχεῖν δὲ τὴν πασ

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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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