# Graecarum affectionum curatio 1.11

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/1.11

Καὶ κιθαριστοῦ μὲν ἀκούοντες, τῶν κρουμάτων μόνον ἀπαιτοῦσι τὴν ἁρμονίαν, οὐ μὴν εἰ Ἕλλην ἐστὶν ἢ βάρβαρος ἐπιζητοῦσι μαθεῖν· μόνην δ' ἄρα τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν μάθησιν ἀπεριέργως λαβεῖν οὐκ ἐθέλουσιν, ἀλλ' ἀτιμίαν ὑπολαμβάνουσιν, εἰ βάρβαρος αὐτοὺς ταύτην τὴν γλῶτταν παιδεύοι· καὶ τοῦτον ἔχουσι τὸν τύφον ἄνδρες οὐδ' εἰς ἄκρον τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς φιλοσοφίας ἐληλακότες, ἀλλ' ὀλίγων τινῶν, τὸ δὴ λεγόμενον, ἄκροις χείλεσι γεγευμένοι καὶ σμικρὰ ἄττα ἔνθεν κἀκεῖθεν ἠρανισμένοι.

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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/.