# Graecarum affectionum curatio 5.29

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 5. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/5.29

Ὁ δέ γε Πλάτων τὴν ἐναντίαν τούτοις περὶ ψυχῆς ἐξεπαίδευσε δόξαν· ἐλευθέραν γὰρ αὐτὴν εἶναι ἔφησε καὶ δέσποιναν τῶν ἐνοχλούντων παθῶν καὶ ἑκοῦσαν ἢ τῇδε ἢ ἐκεῖσε χωρεῖν καὶ ἐθελουσίως γε ἢ νικᾶν ἢ ἡττᾶσθαι. Καὶ τοῦτο σαφῶς ἐν τοῖς Νόμοις δεδήλωκε· λέγει δὲ οὕτως· «Κἀνταῦθα, ὦ ξένε, τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν ἑαυτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη καὶ ἀρίστη· τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ αἴσχιστόν τε καὶ κάκιστον· ταῦτα γὰρ ὡς πολέμου ἐν ἑκάστοις ἡμῶν ὄντος πρὸς ἡμᾶς αὐτοὺς σημαίνει.»

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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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