# Graecarum affectionum curatio 12.19

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 12. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/12.19

Ὅτι μὲν οὖν δεῖται ἡ γνῶσις τῆς πρακτικῆς ἀρετῆς, ἱκανὰ καὶ ταῦτα δηλῶσαι· ἴδωμεν δέ, τίνα καὶ τῶνδε πέρι τοῖς Ἑλλήνων ἔδοξε φιλοσόφοις. Ὀψόμεθα γάρ τοι τὸν Πλάτωνα καί τινας ἄλλους, τὴν τούτου φιλοσοφίαν ἐζηλωκότας, τῷδε ξυμφωνοῦντας τῷ λόγῳ· καὶ γὰρ ἐν τοῖς Νόμοις οὕτω φησίν· «Τὸν οὖν τῷ θεῷ προσφιλῆ γενησόμενον, εἰς δύναμιν ὅτι μάλιστα καὶ ἑαυτὸν τοιοῦτον ἀναγκαῖον γίνεσθαι· καὶ κατὰ τοῦτον τὸν τρόπον ὁ μὲν σώφρων ἡμῶν θεῷ φίλος· ὅμοιος γάρ· ὁ δὲ μὴ σώφρων ἀνόμοιός τε καὶ διάφορος.»

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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.
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