῾σκιδναμένας ἐν στήθεσιν ὄργας 2
πεφυλάχθαι γλῶσσαν μαψυλάκαν. 3
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λείαν. ἡ μὲν γὰρ τῶν πυρεττόντων
ἐὰν μὴ κατὰ φύσιν ἔχῃ, σημεῖόν ἐστι
πονηρὸν οὐκ αἴτιον: ἡ δὲ τῶν θυμουμένων
τραχεῖα καὶ ῥυπαρὰ γενομένη καὶ ῥυεῖσα
πρὸς λόγους ἀτόπους ἔχθρας ἀνηκέστου
δημιουργὸν
ὕβριν ἐκφέρει καὶ δυσμενείας ὑπούλου
κατήγορον. οὐδὲν γὰρ ὁ ἄκρατος ἀκόλαστον
οὕτω καὶ δυσχερὲς, ὡς ὁ θυμός,
ἀναδείκνυσι: κἀκεῖνα μὲν γέλωτι καὶ
παιδιᾷ μέλει, 1 ταῦτα δὲ χολῇ κέκραται: καὶ
παρὰ πότον μὲν ὁ σιωπῶν ἐπαχθὴς τοῖς
συνοῦσι καὶ
φορτικός, ἐν ὀργῇ δὲ σεμνότερον οὐδὲν
ἡσυχίας, ὡς ἡ Σαπφὼ παραινεῖ
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