Λακαινῶν ἀποφθάγματα

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intro – 2.1 2.2 – 3 3.1 – 4 4.1 – 5.3 5.4 – 5.7 5.8 – 5.11 5.12 – 5.16 5.17 – 5.22 5.23 – 5.29 5.30 – 5.30

5.30 Another who was being sold as a slave, when the crier inquired of her what she knew how to do, said, To be free. And when the purchaser ordered her to do something not fitting for a free woman, she said, You will be sorry that your meanness has cost you such a possession, and committed suicide. Cf. Moralia, 234 b (37 and 38), supra.