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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 26

Fragment or passage 15 of 61

Canonical reference 26

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Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

Understand that a long discourse and a short one both achieve the same result.

Ancient Greek

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

δεῖ διαλαβεῖν ὅτι καὶ ὁ πολὺς λόγος καὶ ὁ βραχὺς εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ συντείνει.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Comprends qu’un long discours et un discours bref aboutissent tous deux au même résultat.

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