# Graecarum affectionum curatio 8.55

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 8. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/8.55

Αὐτοῦ δέ, ὦ φίλοι ἄνδρες, καὶ ταῦτα· «Ἐμὲ γὰρ οὐδὲν βλάψειεν ἂν οὔτε Μέλητος οὔτε Ἄνυτος. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἂν δύναιντο· οὐ γὰρ οἶμαι θεμιτὸν εἶναι βελτίονι ἀνδρὶ ὑπὸ χείρονος βλάπτεσθαι. Ἀποκτείνειε μέντ' ἂν ἴσως ἢ ἐξελάσειεν ἢ ἀτιμάσειεν· ἀλλὰ ταῦτα οὗτος μὲν ἴσως οἴεται εἶναι καὶ ἄλλος τίς που μεγάλα κακά· ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ οἶμαι, ἀλλὰ πολὺ μᾶλλον ποιεῖν ἃ οὗτος νυνὶ ποιεῖ, ἄνδρα ἀδίκως ἐπιχειρῶν ἀποκτιννύναι.»

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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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