# Graecarum affectionum curatio 6.58

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 6. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/6.58

Οὔκουν τῷ ὄντι κακὰ πενία καὶ νόσος καὶ δουλεία καὶ θάνατος, ἀλλὰ καλεῖται μὲν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνοήτων κακά, ἀγαθὰ δὲ γίνεται τοῖς εὖ καὶ καλῶς κεχρημένοις. Ὅτι δὲ αὔξει τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὴν πονηρίαν τὸ μὴ πιστεύειν ἰθύνεσθαι προνοίᾳ τὰ ξύμπαντα, Ἀττικὸς ὁ Πλατωνικὸς βοᾷ· «Ὥστε ἕτοιμόν τι χρῆμα πρὸς ἀδικίαν ἡ τῆς προνοίας ἀπόγνωσις.» Καὶ Πλωτῖνος δέ—

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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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