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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 65

Fragment or passage 46 of 61

Canonical reference 65

English

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

It is foolish to ask of the gods that which we can supply for ourselves.

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

μάταιόν ἐστι παρὰ θεῶν αἰτεῖσθαι ἅ τις ἑαυτῷ χορηγῆσθαι ἱκανός ἐστι.

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

Il est insensé de demander aux dieux ce que nous pouvons nous procurer par nous-mêmes.