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Stephanus 20d
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ἐστιν, ἵνα μὴ ἡμεῖς περὶ σοῦ αὐτοσχεδιάζωμεν. ταυτί μοι δοκεῖ δίκαια λέγειν ὁ λέγων, κἀγὼ ὑμῖν πειράσομαι ἀποδεῖξαι τί ποτʼ ἐστὶν τοῦτο ὃ ἐμοὶ πεποίηκεν τό τε ὄνομα καὶ τὴν διαβολήν. ἀκούετε δή. καὶ ἴσως μὲν δόξω τισὶν ὑμῶν παίζειν· εὖ μέντοι ἴστε, πᾶσαν ὑμῖν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐρῶ. ἐγὼ γάρ, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, διʼ οὐδὲν ἀλλʼ ἢ διὰ σοφίαν τινὰ τοῦτο τὸ ὄνομα ἔσχηκα. ποίαν δὴ σοφίαν ταύτην; ἥπερ ἐστὶν ἴσως ἀνθρωπίνη σοφία· τῷ ὄντι γὰρ κινδυνεύω ταύτην εἶναι σοφός. οὗτοι δὲ τάχʼ ἄν, οὓς ἄρτι
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it is, so that we may not form hasty judgments about you.” Whoever speaks in this way seems to me to speak justly, and I will try to show you what it is that has given rise both to my reputation and to the slander against me. Listen, then. Perhaps some of you will think I am joking; but be well assured that I shall tell you the whole truth. For I, men of Athens, have acquired this reputation for no other reason than a certain kind of wisdom. What kind of wisdom is that? Perhaps it is merely human wisdom; for it seems that I really am wise in this respect. But those men of whom I was just
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it is, so that we do not improvise our own judgment about you.” Whoever says this seems to me to speak fairly, and I will try to show you just what it is that has given me both this reputation and this slanderous image. Listen, then. Some of you may perhaps think I am joking, but be assured that I will tell you the whole truth. The fact is, men of Athens, that I have acquired this reputation for no other reason than a certain kind of wisdom. What kind of wisdom? Perhaps merely human wisdom. For it seems that I really am wise in this kind of wisdom. But those whom I mentioned just now