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περιφανείας τοσαύτης ἢ λαβεῖν παρὰ τῶν προγόνων.
ἐπεὶ καὶ πόλεως μεγίστης οἰκιστὴν
γενέσθαι κρεῖττον ἢ πολίτην, καὶ λαβεῖν ὁτιοῦν
ἀγαθὸν τοῦ δοῦναι τῷ παντὶ καταδεέστερον.
λαμβάνειν δὲ ἐοίκασι παρὰ τῶν πατέρων οἱ
παῖδες καὶ οἱ πολῖται παρὰ τῶν πόλεων οἷον
ἀφορμάς τινας πρὸς εὐδοξίαν. ὅστις δὲ ἀποδίδωσι
πάλιν ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ προγόνοις τε καὶ πατρίδι
μείζονα τιμῆς ὑπόθεσιν, λαμπροτέραν μὲν ἐκείνην
καὶ σεμνοτέραν, τοὺς πατέρας δὲ ἐνδοξοτέρους
ἀποφαίνων, οὗτος οὐδενὶ δοκεῖ καταλιπεῖν πρὸς
Works, Vol 1-2. Julian the Emperor. Wilmer Cave (France) Wright. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; Cambridge, MA. 1913-1923. Keyboarding.
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