# P.Herc. 862, 1005 17-2

Philodemus, P.Herc. 862, 1005, Column 17. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-862-1005/17-2

τὰ Ἑλληνικά, ὧ ν ἔχομεν κατ ὰ παν ἐπι κ αλήσας ἡμ ετέραν, οὐ λέγω τῶν ἀνακεχωρηκότων ἀλλὰ τῶν ἐμ μέσωι, τὴ μ πρὸς ἰδιώτας συνήθ εις ὑ πὸ τῶν καθηγεμόνων γεγραμμένη ν ἐπιστολήν. εἰ δὲ κ α τ αψευδόμεθ’ ἡμεῖς αὐτῶν, ἐλεγ ξάτωσαν ἕν τι ποιήσαντες ὧν εἴπομεν, ἀλλά· δυνάμεθα μέν, οὐ βουλόμεθα δέ, καθάπερ ἔλεγέ τις περὶ ἐμοῦ τάχα μωκώμενος· καί πως ἐφ' ἡμῶν ὑπαρκτόν ἐσ τι ὅ φησιν Ἐπίκουρος, ἀδιανόητον εἶναι τὸ τἀγαθὰ κατ ὰ φύσιν δύσκτητα βλέπεσθαι

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 862, 1005. 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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