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καὶ δόξας καταφρονεῖσθαι
διὰ τὴν ἀτυχίαν καὶ τὴν ἀπότευξιν τῆς στρατείας, ἐν ὑποψίαις εἶχε
τοὺς πρώτους: καὶ πολλοὺς μὲν ἀνῄρει δι᾽ ὀργήν, πλείονας δὲ φοβούμενος,
ἡ γὰρ δειλία φονικώτατόν ἐστιν ἐν ταῖς τυραννίσιν, ἵλεων δὲ καὶ πρᾶον
καὶ ἀνύποπτον ἡ θαρραλεότης. διὸ καὶ τῶν θηρίων τὰ ἀτιθάσευτα καὶ
δυσεξημέρωτα ψοφοδεῆ καὶ δειλά, τὰ δὲ γενναῖα πιστεύοντα μᾶλλον διὰ τὸ
θαρρεῖν οὐ φεύγει τὰς φιλοφροσύνας.
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