# Graecarum affectionum curatio 6.71

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

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/6.71

Εἶτα καὶ περὶ τῶν ἄλλων ζῴων ὧδέ φησιν· «Ἐπεὶ καὶ τοῖς ἄλλοις ὅσα ἐλάττω ζῷα αὐτοῦ κόσμον γῇ φέροντα μέμφεται οὐδεὶς νοῦν ἔχων. Γελοῖον γὰρ εἴ τις μέμφοιτο ὅτι τοὺς ἀνθρώπους δάκνοι, ὡς δέον αὐτοὺς ζῆν κοιμωμένους. Ἀνάγκη δὲ καὶ ταῦτα εἶναι· καὶ αἱ μὲν πρόδηλοι παρ' αὐτῶν ὠφέλειαι, τὰς δὲ οὐ φανερὰς ἀνεῦρε πολλὰς ὁ χρόνος, ὥστε μηδὲν αὐτῶν μάτην μηδὲ ἀνθρώποις εἶναι. Γελοῖον δὲ ὅτι καὶ ἄγρια πολλὰ αὐτῶν μέμφεσθαι, γινομένων καὶ ἀνθρώπων ἀγρίων.»

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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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