Διανοεῖσθαι
to think
Translated by Craig Gibson23 Sep 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
"This is an activity and outlet of the soul. For to know many things is possible, but to think many things at the same time is impossible. For every one who thinks is thinking one thing. For just as it is impossible to say many words at the same time, so also [it is impossible] to think many things at the same time. For thought [is] a kind of speech, with the soul itself speaking by itself."
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διανοεῖσθαι· τοῦτο ἐνέργειά ἐστι καὶ διέξοδος τῆς ψυχῆς. ἐπίστασθαι μὲν γὰρ πολλὰ δυνατὸν εἶναι, διανοεῖσθαι δὲ ἅμα πολλὰ ἀδύνατον. πᾶς γὰρ ὁ διανοούμενος ἕν τι διανοεῖται. ὡς γὰρ ἀδύνατον ἅμα λέγειν πολλοὺς λόγους, οὕτως διανοεῖσθαι ἅμα πολλά. λόγος γάρ τις ἡ διάνοια, αὐτῆς τῆς ψυχῆς ἐφ' ἑαυτῆς λεγούσης.
Betacode
*dianoei=sqai: tou=to e)ne/rgeia/ e)sti kai\ die/codos th=s yuxh=s. e)pi/stasqai me\n ga\r polla\ dunato\n ei)=nai, dianoei=sqai de\ a(/ma polla\ a)du/naton. pa=s ga\r o( dianoou/menos e(/n ti dianoei=tai. w(s ga\r a)du/naton a(/ma le/gein pollou\s lo/gous, ou(/tws dianoei=sqai a(/ma polla/. lo/gos ga/r tis h( dia/noia, au)th=s th=s yuxh=s e)f' e(auth=s legou/shs.