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subtlety of expression ��nor is that at all my object���察�what I do aim at
is to trace with some exactness�察 �to present with the lucidity
appropriate to them�察 �certain thoughts demanded by persons well
educated in the school of virtue。;
Nor am I singular in thus reproaching the modern type of sophist ��not
the true philosopher�察 �be it understood���察 �it is a general reproach that the
wisdom he professes consists in word´subtleties�察�not in ideas。��8�А�Certainly
it does not escape my notice that an orderly sequence of ideas adds beauty
to the composition�今�9�А �I mean it will be easy to find fault with what is
written incorrectly。��10�А�Nevertheless�察�I warrant it is written in this fashion
with an eye to rectitude�察 �to make the reader wise and good�察 �not more
sophistical。 For I would wish my writings not to seem but rather to be
useful。 I would have them stand the test of ages in their blamelessness。��11�А�
��8�А。�onomasi���察 �in names;�察。�noemasi���察 �thoughts and ideas。;
��9�А�Or�察 �I am alive to the advantage to be got from methodic�察�orderly
expression artistically and morally。;
��10�А �This passage�察 �since H。 Estienne ��Stephanus�� first wrote against
it ;huic loco meae conjecturae succumbunt�察─�has been a puzzle to all
commentators。 The words run�此。�ou lanthanei de me oti kalos kai exes
gegraphthai�� �В�gegraptai�� in the margin of one MS。�А 。�radion gar
estai autois takhu me orthos mempsasthai' kaitoi gegraptai ge outos
k。t。l。�� For ��takhu me orthos�� ��1�� ��takhu ti me orthos���察。�2�� ��to�� ��or
��ta���� ��me orthos���察 �have been suggested。 It is not clear whether
��autois�� = ��tois sophistais�� ��e。g。 ;it will be easy for these people to
lay a finger at once on blots�察 �however unfairly;���察 �or = ��tois
suggrammasi�� ��sc。 my�┌殖� compositions�察�so ��auta���察�S。 7 below�察。�ou
gar dokein auta boulomai k。t。l。���� ��e。g。 ;since it will be easy offhand
to find fault with them incorrectly;�� ��or if ��ta me orthos���察 �what is
incorrect in them;�А� I append the three translations of Gail�察�Lenz�察�and
Talbot。 ;Je sais combien il est avantageux de presenter des ouvrages
methodiquement ecrits�察 �aussi par le meme sera´t´il plus facile de
prouver aux sophistes leur futilite� ─。�radion gar estai�� ��sub。 ��emoi���А�
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��mempsasthai outois takhu ��to�� me�� ��sous´entendu�� ��gegraphthai
orthos�� ��Gail��。 ;Zwar entgeht mir nicht�察�dass es schon say die Worte
kunstvoll zu ordnen�察�denn leichter wird ihnen sonst�察�schnell�察�aber mit
Unrecht zu tadeln; ��Lenz��。 ;Aussi leur sera´t´il facile de me
reprocher d'ecrire vite et sans ordre; ��Talbot��。 As if ��takhu me orthos��
were the reproachful comment of the sophist on the author's treatise。
��11�А �i。e。 ;the arguments to be blameless at once and irrefutable for
all time。;
That is my point of view。 The sophist has quite anotherwords with
him are for the sake of deception�察�writing for personal gain�察�to benefit any
other living soul at all is quite beside his mark。 There never was nor is
there now a sage among them to whom the title ;wise; could be applied。
No� �the appellation ;sophist; suffices for each and all�察�which among men
of common sense��12�А�sounds like a stigma。 My advice then is to mistrust
the sonorous catch´words��13�А �of the sophist�察 �and not to despise the
reasoned conclusions��14�А �of the philosopher�察 �for the sophist is a hunter
after the rich and young�察�the philosopher is the common friend of all�察�he
neither honours nor despises the fortunes of men。
��12�А�L。 Dind。 cf。 Eur。 ;Heracl。; 370�察。�tou tauta kalos an eie�� �� ��para
g' eu phronousin��。
��13�А。�paraggelmata��。 Cf。 Aesch。 ;Ag。; 480�察 �telegraph;�察�Lys。 121。 32�察�
Dem。 569。 1�察 �words of command;�察 �Dion。 H。 ;De Comp。; 248�察�
;instructions�察�precepts。;
��14�А。�enthumemata��。
Nor would I have you envy or imitate those either who recklessly
pursue the path of self´aggrandisement�撮�15�А�whether in private or in public
life�察�but consider well��16�А�that the best of men�撮�17�А�the true nobility�察�are
discovered by their virtues�撮�18�А�they are a laborious upwards´striving race�察�
whilst the base are in evil plight��19�А �and are discovered by their
demerits。��20�А �Since in proportion as they rob the private citizen of his
means and despoil the state��21�А�they are less serviceable with a view to the
public safety than any private citizen�撮�22�А�and what can be worse or more
disgraceful for purposes of war than the bodily form of people so
incapable of toil�殖�23�А�Think of huntsmen by contrast�察�surrendering to the
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common weal person and property alike in perfect condition for service of
the citizens。 They have both a battle to wage certainly�此�only the one set are
for attacking beasts�察�and the other their own friends。��24�А�And naturally the
assailant of his own friends does not win the general esteem�撮�25�А �whilst
the huntsman in attacking a wild beast may win renown。 If successful in
his capture�察�he was won a victory over a hostile brood�察�or failing�察�in the
first place�察 �it is a feather in his cap that his attempt is made against
enemies of the whole community�察 �and secondly�察 �that it is not to the
detriment of man nor for love of gain that the field is taken�察�and thirdly�察�as
the outcome of the very attempt�察�the hunter is improved in many respects�察�
and all the wiser�此�by what means we will explain。 Were it not for the very
excess of his pains�察�his well´reasoned devices�察�his manifold precautions�察�
he would never capture the quarry at all�察 �since the antagonists he deals
with are doing battle for bare life and in their native haunts�撮�26�А�and are
consequently in great force。 So that if he fails to overmatch the beasts by a
zest for toil transcending theirs and plentiful intelligence�察�the huntsman's
labours are in vain。
��15�А �Or�察 �surrender themselves heedlessly to the ways of self´
seeking。; But the phraseology here seems to savour of extreme youth�察�
or else senility。
��16�А。�enthumethenta��。 Query�察�in reference to ��enthumemata�� above�拭�
��17�А �Reading ��andron��。 For the vulg。 ��auton�� see Schneid。 ad loc。�察�
who suggests ��ton aston��。
��18�А �Recognisable for the better。;
��19�А �They are not famous but infamous;�察 �the bad fare as their name
suggests; ��i。e。 badly��。
��20�А �Recognisable for the worse。;
��21�А�Or�察 �what with private extortionsand public peculation。;
��22�А。�ton idioton���察 �laymen�察─�I suppose�察�as opposed to ;professional;
lawyers or politicians。
��23�А �What with their incapacity for hard work�察 �their physique for
purposes of war is a mockery and a sham。;
��24�А�Cf。 Plat。 ;Soph。;
��25�А�Or�察 �earns but an evil reputation in the world。;