# Graecarum affectionum curatio 4.25

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 4. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/4.25

Τούτων δὲ ἕκαστον εἰ καὶ εὑρετὸν ἦν, ἀνόνητον παντάπασιν ἦν. Ἐπειδὴ δὲ καὶ ἀνέφικτος ἀνθρώποις ἡ εὕρεσις, ἀτεχνῶς ἐοίκασι τοῖς καθ' ὕδατος γράφουσιν ἢ κοσκίνῳ ὕδωρ ἀντλοῦσιν. Καὶ οὗτοι γὰρ δὴ κἀκεῖνοι μάταιον ἀναδέχονται πόνον καὶ εἰς οὐδὲν δέον τὴν σχολὴν ἀναλίσκουσιν.

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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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