# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 18-2

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Fragment 18. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/18-2

ἐὰν γὰρ πολλοὶ τοῦ τεχνίτου καὶ πο λλάκις μᾶλλον τυγχάνωσιν ἐπί τινος ἀποτελέσματος οὐκ ὄντος ἄγαν δυσεφείκτου καὶ δυσμαρο ῦς, ὅμως θαυμαστοί τινες εἶναι τεχνῖται καὶ τέλος ἔχειν οὐκ ἀδυνατήσουσι χαλεπόν. Ὁ γὰρ τῶν ἑκατόν, ὡς ποιὸν εἰπεῖν, ἐλεφαντιώντων ἢ περὶ πλευρὰς ἀγωνιώντων δέκα σεσωκὼς ἰατρὸς οὔτ' ἀεὶ τυγχάνει τοῦ τέλους οὔτε ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πο λὺ τελεσιουργεῖ καὶ τεχνίτης ἂν λέγοιτο μέτριος καὶ ἀγαθός.

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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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