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[2] sed tamen idem me consolantur etiam ; hominem perustum etiamnum gloria volunt incendere atque ita loquuntur : “μὴ μὰν ἀσπουδί γε καὶ ἀκλειῶς ἀπολοίμην,
ἀλλὰ μέγα ῥέξας τι καὶ ἐσσομένοισι πυθέσθαι.
” sed me minus iam movent, ut vides. itaque ab Homeri magniloquentia confero me ad vera praecepta Εὐριπίδου : “μισῶ σοφιστήν, ὅστις οὐχ αὑτῷ σοφός,
” quem versum senex Precilius laudat egregie et ait posse eundem et “ἅμα πρόσσω καὶ ὀπίσσω
” videre et tamen nihilo minus “αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν καὶ ὑπείροχον ἔμμεναι ἄλλων.
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