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ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔργοις ἐγκωμίων ἀφαιρησόμεθα τὸν ἐκ
τοῦ κολακεύειν δοκεῖν ψόγον δεδοικότες; Ὅμηρος
δὲ οὐκ ᾐσχύνετο τὴν Πηνελόπην ἐπαινέσας οὐδὲ
τὴν Ἀλκίνου γαμετήν, οὐδὲ εἴ τις ἄλλη διαφερόντως
ἀγαθὴ γέγονεν ἢ καὶ ἐπὶ σμικρὸν ἀρετῆς
μετεποιήθη. οὔκουν οὐδὲ ἐκείνη τῆς ἐπ̓ αὐτῷ
τούτῳ διήμαρτεν εὐφημίας. πρὸς δὲ αὖ τούτοις
παθεῖν μὲν εὖ καὶ τυχεῖν τινος ἀγαθοῦ, σμικροῦ
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