# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 5-3

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Fragment 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/5-3

οὐχὶ τῶν πολλῶν αὐτὴν ἐπ ιστ ήμην καὶ τέχνην εἶναι συμβέβηκεν. Ὁ γὰρ λέγων τέλος εἶναι τὸ πείθειν οὐ τὸ πείθειν ἑαυτὸν τέλος διὰ τοῦτο φησίν· οὕτως γὰρ ἂ ν φιλο σόφως ἐγίνωσκεν, εἰ εὖ ἔπειθε· τὸ δὲ τέλος οὔ φησι πείθειν αὑτὸν ἀλλὰ τὸν πλησίον· τοῦτο γὰρ ἔχειν λέγει τὴν πειθώ· οὐδ' εὐθὺ παραιρεῖ πειθὼ ἑαυτοῦ τῆς πει θοῦς ἔξω πεπτωκότος υ κυρί ει ας πειθοῦς νουν τροπ υπε πανοῦργοι ομ ιν

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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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