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Theophrastus · Fragments §82.1

Excessive Love as a Potential Cause of Hatred

Passage 84 of 196 · Greek

Summary

The text quotes Theophrastus to state that excessive love is likely to become the cause of hatred.

§82.1Fr. 82 Κινδυνεύει τὸ λίαν φιλεῖν, ὥς φησι Θ., αἴτιον τοῦ μισεῖν γίνεσθαι.
Excessive love, as Theophrastus says, is likely to become the cause of hatred.

Notes

  1. §82.1Κινδυνεύει — The verb κινδυνεύει, originally meaning "to be in danger," is used with an infinitive (here γίνεσθαι) to express probability ("is likely to," "is in danger of becoming"). The subject is the articular infinitive phrase τὸ λίαν φιλεῖν.
  2. §82.1Θ. — Abbreviation for the philosopher Theophrastus (Θεόφραστος).
  3. §82.1τοῦ μισεῖν — Genitive neuter singular of the articular infinitive, modifying the noun αἴτιον ("cause").

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Theophrastus, Fragments §82.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg010x09.humanitext-grc1:82.1

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