# P.Herc. 473 3

Philodemus, P.Herc. 473, Fragment 3. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-473/3

ματι. Καὶ Ἀθηναῖοι, φησίν, οἱ δοκοῦντες καὶ φιλορήτορες ἤδη προσκόπτουσι ταῖς περιόδοις καὶ τοῖς τέχνης καὶ διδασκαλείου ῥητορικοῦ προσβάλλουσιν. Εὐκαιρίας γὰρ οὖν ἐπὶ τῶν πρεσβειῶν ἡ χρεία καὶ πολλάκις εἰπεῖν μὲν δεῖ, πολλάκις δὲ καὶ σιωπῇ καταχρῆσθαι τοις δ' ἐπὶ το ει μακρολογεῖν λονει δυνα

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 473. 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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