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ἤρκει λοιπόν, ὥσπερ τὰ λοιπὰ ζῷα,
τοῖς σωματικοῖς ἀρκεῖσθαι πλεονεκτήμασιν, ἐνταῦθά
που τὸ εὐδαιμονεῖν πολυπραγμονοῦσιν.
ἐπεὶ δὲ ἡμῖν οὐδέν τι παραπλησία ψυχὴ τοῖς ἄλλοις
ἐνέσπαρται ζῴοις, ἀλλ̓ εἴτε κατ̓ οὐσίαν διαφέρουσα
εἴτε οὐσίᾳ μὲν ἀδιάφορος, ἐνεργείᾳ δὲ
μόνῃ κρείττων, ὥσπερ οἶμαι τὸ καθαρὸν ἤδη
χρυσίον τοῦ συμπεφυρμένου τῇ ψάμμῳ: λέγεται
γὰρ καὶ οὗτος ὁ λόγος περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς ὡς ἀληθὴς
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