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οὐ γὰρ ἡδονὴν ζηλῶν οὐδὲ πλοῦτον, ἀλλ᾽ ἀρετὴν καὶ δόξαν, ἐνόμιζεν, ὅσῳ πλείονα
λήψεται παρὰ τοῦ πατρός, ἐλάττονα κατορθώσειν δι᾽ ἑαυτοῦ, διὸ τοῖς
πράγμασιν αὐξομένοις καταναλίσκεσθαι τὰς πράξεις εἰς ἐκεῖνον ἡγούμενος,
ἐβούλετο μὴ χρήματα μηδὲ τρυφὰς καὶ ἀπολαύσεις, ἀλλ᾽ ἀγῶνας καὶ
πολέμους καὶ φιλοτιμίας ἔχουσαν ἀρχὴν παραλαβεῖν.
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