# Graecarum affectionum curatio 1.10

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 1. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/1.10

Καὶ τέχνης μὲν ἑκάστης δρεπόμενοι τοὺς καρπούς, τὰς τῶν τεχνιτῶν οὐ περιεργάζονται γλώττας· οὐδὲ γὰρ Ἀττικοὺς εἶναι τοὺς σκυτοτόμους ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἢ τοὺς χαλκέας ἢ τοὺς τέκτονας ἢ τοὺς ζωγράφους ἢ τοὺς ναυπηγοὺς ἢ τοὺς κυβερνήτας, ἀλλὰ κἂν Σκύθαι ὦσι, κἂν Σαυρομάται, κἂν Ἴβηρες, κἂν Αἰγύπτιοι, μεθ' ἡδονῆς ἀπολαύουσι τῶν τεχνῶν, μόνην ἀπαιτοῦντες τὴν τούτων ἀκρίβειαν, τὴν δὲ τῶν ἐθνῶν διαφορὰν ἥκιστα δυσχεραίνουσιν.

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.