# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 25

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Column 25. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/25

ἀνάληψίαν αὐτῆς, οὐ πρὸς τὴν ἐπιτυχίαν τοῦ τέλους. ὥστ' εἴπερ ὁμοίως λεκτέον καὶ ἐπὶ τῆς ῥητορικῆς, καὶ ταύτην ῥητέον προσδεῖσθαι φύσεως καὶ τριβῆς πρὸς τὴν ἀνάληψιν τὴν ἑαυτῆς, ἐπεί τέ φασιν φύσεως δεῖσθαι προσηχον ὑπόκρισιν καὶ τὸν χερῶν συμπαθῆ γ ωνιασμὸν πρὸς τὸ εὐέμπτωτον εἶναι ἐπὶ τὰ δυνάμενα πείθειν, τὴν δὲ τριβὴν καὶ τὴν ἐξ αὐτῆς ἕξιν ε ἶναι πορ ιστικὴν τῶν πρὸς τοὺς καιρούς, στοχασ τι κὴν τῶν προσώπων, πολλοῖς παρ ακολουθητικὴν καὶ τοῖς πολλάκ ις κεκριμένοις. καὶ μὲν θαυμάζω ἔγωγ' εἴ τι τῆι τέχνηι παρείκασιν. οὐ μὴν ἀλλ' αὐτούς γε χρῆν, ὥσπερ ἁπλῶς φύσις καὶ τριβὴ παρατεθ είκασιν οὐ πρὸς τὴν ἀ νάληψιν αὐτῆς ἀλλὰ πρὸς τὴν ἐπιτυχίαν τοῦ τέλους, οὕτως ὑπόδειξιν ποιεῖσθαι ἡμῖν τίνα πό τ' ἐστιν, ἃ πρὸς τὴν ἀνάλη ψιν αὐτῆς συνεργεῖ, καὶ εἰ τέχνης ἐστίν

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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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