The Apology by Xenophon
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thrall of some other wicked pleasure."
[28] Lit. "whom do you know," and so throughout. [29] Cf. Plat. "Phaed." 66 C. [30] Or, "so attempered and adjusted." The phrase savours of "cynic." theory. [31] Or, "present no temptation to him"; lit. "that he stands in no further need of what belongs to his neighbours." [32] {ta legomena}, "the meaning of words and the force of argument." [33] {ek panton}. Cf. Thuc. i. 120, {osper kai en allois ek panton protimontai (oi egemones)}, "as they (leaders) are first in honour, they should be first in the fulfilment of their duties" (Jowett). [34] The commentators quote Libanius, "Apol." vol. iii. p. 39, {kai dia touto ekalei men Eurulokhos o Kharistios, ekalei de Skopas k Kranonios, oukh ekista lontes, upiskhnoumenoi}. Cf. Diog. Laert. ii. 31, {Kharmidou oiketas auto didontos, in' ap' auton prosodeuoito, oukh eileto}. Cf. id. 65, 74. [35] See "Hell." II. ii. 10. [36] {oikteirein eautous}. See L. Dind. ad loc. For an incident in point see "Mem." II. vii. |
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