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τὸ γὰρ προκαλούμενον
ἕκαστον καὶ κινδύνων καταφρονεῖν καὶ πόνους ὑπομένειν
καὶ τὸν μεθ᾽ ἡδονῆς καὶ ῥᾳθυμίας ὑπερορᾶν βίον οὐκ ἂν ἄλλο
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τις εὕροι παρά γε τοῖς πλείοσι. τοῦτό ἐστι τὸ ποιοῦν ἐν ταῖς
μάχαις τοὺς ἀγαθοὺς ἄνδρας ἔμπροσθεν εὑρίσκεσθαι τετρωμένους
καὶ μὴ μεταστραφέντας οἴχεσθαι, πολλάκις ἑτοίμου τῆς σωτηρίας
ἀποκειμένης. διὰ τοῦτό φησιν ὁ ποιητὴς τὸν Ἀχιλλέα μὴ θελῆσαι
γηράσαντα ἀποθανεῖν οἴκοι, καὶ τὸν Ἕκτορα μόνον στῆναι πρὸ
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