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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 42

Fragment or passage 28 of 61

Canonical reference 42

English

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

At the very same time, the greatest good is created and the greatest evil is removed. [ ]

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

ὁ αὐτὸς χρόνος καὶ γενέσεως τοῦ μεγίστου ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἀπολύσεως <τοῦ κακοῦ>.

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

Au même instant, le plus grand bien est produit et le plus grand mal supprimé. [ ]