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Stephanus 35a
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γέ ἐστί τῳ Σωκράτη διαφέρειν τῶν πολλῶν ἀνθρώπων. εἰ οὖν ὑμῶν οἱ δοκοῦντες διαφέρειν εἴτε σοφίᾳ εἴτε ἀνδρείᾳ εἴτε ἄλλῃ ᾑτινιοῦν ἀρετῇ τοιοῦτοι ἔσονται, αἰσχρὸν ἂν εἴη· οἵουσπερ ἐγὼ πολλάκις ἑώρακά τινας ὅταν κρίνωνται, δοκοῦντας μέν τι εἶναι, θαυμάσια δὲ ἐργαζομένους, ὡς δεινόν τι οἰομένους πείσεσθαι εἰ ἀποθανοῦνται, ὥσπερ ἀθανάτων ἐσομένων ἂν ὑμεῖς αὐτοὺς μὴ ἀποκτείνητε· οἳ ἐμοὶ δοκοῦσιν αἰσχύνην τῇ πόλει περιάπτειν, ὥστʼ ἄν τινα καὶ τῶν ξένων
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might suppose that those Athenians who excel in virtue, whom the citizens themselves select from among their own number for offices and other honors, are no better than women. Such displays, men of Athens, should not be made by those of you who are thought to be men of any distinction at all; nor, if we make them, should you permit us to do so. On the contrary, you should make it plain that you will condemn far more readily the man who stages these pitiful dramas and makes the city ridiculous than the man who keeps his composure.Apart from the question of reputation, gentlemen, it does not seem to me just
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Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from all 125 Ancient Greek Stephanus sections.
suppose that those Athenians who stand out in virtue, whom the Athenians themselves select from among their own people for public offices and other honors, are no better than women. Men of Athens, neither should those of you who are thought to be of any distinction whatsoever do such things, nor, if we do them, should you permit it. Instead, you should make it clear that you will be much more likely to convict the man who stages these pitiful dramas and makes the city ridiculous than the man who remains calm.Apart from the question of reputation, gentlemen, it does not seem just to me