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Epicurus

Vatican Sayings Fragment or passage 69

Fragment or passage 50 of 61

Canonical reference 69

English

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

The ingratitude of the soul makes a creature greedy for endless variation in its way of life.

Peter Saint-Andre · vatican-sayings-open

τὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀχάριστον λίχνον ἐποίησε τὸ ζῷον εἰς ἄπειρον τῶν ἐν διαίτῃ ποικιλμάτων.

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

L’ingratitude de l’âme rend une créature avide de variations sans fin dans sa manière de vivre.