Ἰσοκράτης

Isocrates, Isokrates

Translated by Malcolm Heath25 Apr 2001Vetting: high3 revisions

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[Isocrates] said: "for he who displays poor judgement in his own affairs will never give sound advice about other people's."¹

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ἰσοκράτης εἶπεν· ὁ γὰρ φαύλως διανοηθεὶς περὶ τῶν ἰδίων, οὐδέποτε καλῶς βουλεύσεται περὶ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων.

Betacode

*)isokra/ths ei)=pen: o( ga\r fau/lws dianohqei\s peri\ tw=n i)di/wn, ou)de/pote kalw=s bouleu/setai peri\ tw=n a)llotri/wn.