16. κρεῖττον δ᾽ ἂν εἶχε, φησὶν ὁ Χρύσιππος, εἰ μετελήφθη τὰ ἐπὶ τοῦ Σαρδαναπάλλου οὕτως: ”
χαίρωμεν, ἕως ἔνεστι τὴν ψυχὴν τρέφειν.
τύρβαζε, Μάνη, γαστρὸς οὐδὲν ἥδιον.
αὕτη πατήρ σοι καὶ πάλιν μήτηρ μόνη.
ἀρεταὶ δὲ πρεσβεῖαί τε καὶ στρατηγίαι
κόμποι κενοὶ ψοφοῦσιν ἀντ᾽ ὀνειράτων.
ψύξει σε δαίμων τῷ πεπρωμένῳ: χρόνῳ
ἕξεις δ᾽ ὅσ᾽ ἂν φάγῃς τε καὶ πίῃς μόνα:
σποδὸς δὲ τἄλλα, Περικλέης, Κόδρος, Κίμων.
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