Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers: A Complete Translation of the Fragments in Diels, Fragmente Der VorsokratikerThis book is a complete translation of the fragments of the pre-Socratic philosophers given in the fifth edition of Diels, Fragmente der Vorsokratiker. |
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Page 119
... Wise men when visiting a foreign land must silently and quietly reconnoitre while they look and listen to find out the reputation of the wise men there : what they are like , and if they can hold their own before them while they ...
... Wise men when visiting a foreign land must silently and quietly reconnoitre while they look and listen to find out the reputation of the wise men there : what they are like , and if they can hold their own before them while they ...
Page 136
... wise to be foolish or sensible ? If you say ' foolish ' , this is original but untrue . If ' sensible ' , then sensible men do not commit the greatest crimes , or prefer evil to the good they have . If I am wise , I did not err . If I ...
... wise to be foolish or sensible ? If you say ' foolish ' , this is original but untrue . If ' sensible ' , then sensible men do not commit the greatest crimes , or prefer evil to the good they have . If I am wise , I did not err . If I ...
Page 158
... wise and clever man invented fear ( of the gods ) for mortals , that there might be some means of frightening the ... wise thinks himself so . Is it better to have rich stupidity rather than wise poverty as one's companion in the house ...
... wise and clever man invented fear ( of the gods ) for mortals , that there might be some means of frightening the ... wise thinks himself so . Is it better to have rich stupidity rather than wise poverty as one's companion in the house ...
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