# Concerning Odours 89.12

Theophrastus, Concerning Odours, Fragment 89. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theophrastus/concerning-odours/89.12

ἐπειδὴ καὶ τούτων παραλειπομένων γίγνεται τάδε αἴτια τοῦ εἶναι οὐχ ὡς ποιοῦντα ἀλλὰ ὡς μὴ κωλύοντα. Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἡ ἐκμέλεια τῆς ἐμμελείας αἰτία· ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἂν γένοιτο ἐμμέλεια εἰ μὴ ἡ ἐκμέλεια παραπέμποιτο. Οὐδʼ ἄν τι ἄλλο ἐπιστημονικὸν γένοιτο εἰ μὴ τοὐναντίον ἀνεπίστημον τοῦ ἐπιστήμονος, ἀλλὰ παραπεμπόμενον, τοῦ μὴ κωλύειν.

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Theophrastus, Concerning Odours, ed. Friedrich Wimmer. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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