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καὶ ὁ Σιμωνίδης εἶπεν: ἀλλ᾽ ἐν τοῖσδε, ἔφη, διαφέρει: πολλαπλάσια μὲν δι᾽ ἑκάστου τούτων εὐφραίνεται, πολὺ δὲ μείω τὰ λυπηρὰ ἔχει. καὶ ὁ Ἱέρων εἶπεν: οὐχ οὕτως ἔχει, ὦ Σιμωνίδη, ταῦτα, ἀλλ᾽ εὖ ἴσθ᾽ ὅτι μείω πολὺ εὐφραίνονται οἱ τύραννοι τῶν μετρίως διαγόντων ἰδιωτῶν, πολὺ δὲ πλείω καὶ μείζω λυποῦνται.
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