# Graecarum affectionum curatio 9.54

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, Book 9. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/9.54

Καὶ ταῦτα οὐ περὶ τῶν σωφρόνως, ἀλλὰ περὶ τῶν ἀκολάστως ἐρώντων ἔφη· καὶ ῥᾴδιον ἐκ τῶν ἐκείνου διαλόγων ταῦτα μαθεῖν. Τοιοῦτον δὲ νόμον οὔτε Νέρων ὁ Ῥωμαίων αἰσχρότατος βασιλεὺς οὔτε Σαρδανάπαλος ὁ Ἀσσύριος, ὁ ἐν ἡδοναῖς καὶ τρυφαῖς διαβόητος, οὔτε ἔγραψεν οὔτε ἐπῄνεσε πώποτε. Ἐγὼ γὰρ οἶμαι καὶ τοὺς λίαν ταῖς ἡδυπαθείαις δουλεύοντας οὐκ ἐπαινεῖν τὸ πάθος, ἀλλὰ δουλεύειν τῷ χρόνῳ, τὸ ἔθος ἕξιν ἐργασαμένους.

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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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