# Noctes Atticae 2.5

Gellius, Noctes Atticae, Book 2. Latin.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/gellius/noctes-atticae/2.5

Quam lepide signateque dixerit Favorinus philosophus, quid intersit inter Platonis et Lysiae orationem. 1 Favorinus de Lysia et Platone solitus dicere est: "Si ex Platonis" inquit "oratione verbum aliquod demas mutesve atque id commodatissime facias, de elegantia tamen detraxeris; si ex Lysiae, de sententia."

---

Gellius, NOCTES ATTICAE. Text: The Latin Library (thelatinlibrary.com), used with permission. Changes: HTML markup removed and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: Used with permission (https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/about.html). Source: https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/gellius.html.