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Gorgias
7 quotes
“ἄνδρα δὲ καὶ γυναῖκα καὶ λόγον καὶ ἔργον καὶ πόλιν καὶ πρᾶγμα χρὴ τὸ μὲν ἄξιον ἐπαίνου ἐπαίνῳ τιμᾶν, τῷ δὲ ἀναξίῳ μῶμον ἐπιθεῖναι· ἴση γὰρ ἁμαρτία καὶ ἀμαθία μέμφεσθαί τε τὰ ἐπαινετὰ καὶ ἐπαινεῖν τὰ μωμητά.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Man and woman and speech and deed and city and object should be honored with praise if praiseworthy and incur blame if unworthy, for it is an equal error and mistake to blame the praisable and to praise the blamable. (t…
“λόγος δυνάστης μέγας ἐστίν, ὃς σμικροτάτῳ σώματι καὶ ἀφανεστάτῳ θειότατα ἔργα ἀποτελεῖ· δύναται γὰρ καὶ φόβον παῦσαι καὶ λύπην ἀφελεῖν καὶ χαρὰν ἐνεργάσασθαι καὶ ἔλεον ἐπαυξῆσαι.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech is a powerful master and achieves the most divine feats with the smallest and least evident body. It can stop fear, relieve pain, create joy, and increase pity. (tr. M. Gagarin, P. Woodruff, 1995)
“τὸν αὐτὸν δὲ λόγον ἔχει ἥ τε τοῦ λόγου δύναμις πρὸς τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς τάξιν ἥ τε τῶν φαρμάκων τάξις πρὸς τὴν τῶν σωμάτων φύσιν. ὥσπερ γὰρ τῶν φαρμάκων ἄλλους ἄλλα χυμοὺς ἐκ τοῦ σώματος ἐξάγει, καὶ τὰ μὲν νόσου τὰ δὲ βίου παύει, οὕτω καὶ τῶν λόγων οἱ μὲν ἐλύπησαν, οἱ δὲ ἔτερψαν, οἱ δὲ ἐφόβησαν, οἱ δὲ εἰς θάρσος κατέστησαν τοὺς ἀκούοντας, οἱ δὲ πειθοῖ τινι κακῇ τὴν ψυχὴν ἐφαρμάκευσαν καὶ ἐξεγοήτευσαν.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The effect of speech upon the condition of the soul is comparable to the power of drugs over the nature of bodies. For just as different drugs dispel different secretions from the body, and some bring an end to disease …
“δισσῶν γὰρ τούτων ἕνεκα πάντες πάντα πράττουσιν, ἢ κέρδος τι μετιόντες ἢ ζημίαν φεύγοντες.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: For all men do all things for two reasons, either to pursue some gain or to avoid some penalty. (tr. A. Laks, G. W. Most, 2016)
“ἀπάτην, [. . .] ἣν ὅ τ᾿ ἀπατήσας δικαιότερος τοῦ μὴ ἀπατήσαντος καὶ ὁ ἀπατηθεὶς σοφώτερος τοῦ μὴ ἀπατηθέντος.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A deception, [. . .] in which the one who deceives is more just than the one who does not deceive, and the one who is deceived is more intelligent than the one who is not deceived. (tr. A. Laks, G. W. Most, 2016)
“τὸ μὲν εἶναι ἀφανὲς μὴ τυχὸν τοῦ δοκεῖν, τὸ δὲ δοκεῖν ἀσθενὲς μὴ τυχὸν τοῦ εἶναι.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Being is unrecognizable unless it manages to seem, and seeming is feeble unless it manages to be. (tr. P. E. Wheelwright, 1966)
“Οὐκ εἶναί φησιν οὐδέν· εἰ δ᾿ ἔστιν, ἄγνωστον εἶναι· εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστι καὶ γνωστόν, ἀλλ᾿ οὐ δηλωτὸν ἄλλοις.”
Gorgias (485–375 BC) said by 375 BC at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gorgias maintains first, that nothing exists; secondly, that if anything exists it is unknowable; and thirdly, that if anything exists and is knowable, it cannot be demonstrated to others. (tr. W. S. Hett, 1936)