δεῖ δ’ οὔ, ἀλλ’ εὔχεσθαι μὲν τὰ ἁπλῶσ ἀγαθὰ καὶ αὑτοῖσ ἀγαθὰ εἶναι, αἱρεῖσθαι δὲ τὰ αὑτοῖσ ἀγαθά. ὁ δ’ ἄδικοσ οὐκ ἀεὶ τὸ πλέον αἱρεῖται, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὸ ἔλαττον ἐπὶ τῶν ἁπλῶσ κακῶν· ἀλλ’ ὅτι δοκεῖ καὶ τὸ μεῖον κακὸν ἀγαθόν πωσ εἶναι, τοῦ δ’ ἀγαθοῦ ἐστὶν ἡ πλεονεξία, διὰ τοῦτο δοκεῖ πλεονέκτησ εἶναι.
