Φιλοσοφίας

philosophy's

Translated by Catharine Roth21 Dec 2010Vetting: high2 revisions

1 note · 29 words

Translation

["Philosophy's] benefit [is] not to consider it at all terrible to withdraw from the little bag of flesh;1 [...] and not to be softened towards a woman and boys."

Greek original · Adler’s text

Φιλοσοφίας ὄφελος, τὸ μηδὲν ἡγεῖσθαι δεινὸν ἀναχωρῆσαι τοῦ θυλακίου τῶν κρεϋλλίων καὶ πρὸς γυναῖκα καὶ παῖδας ἄτεγκτον ἔσεσθαι.

Betacode
*filosofi/as o)/felos, to\ mhde\n h(gei=sqai deino\n a)naxwrh=sai tou= qulaki/ou tw=n kreu+lli/wn kai\ pro\s gunai=ka kai\ pai=das a)/tegkton e)/sesqai. 

Notes (1)

  1. Synesius, Epistles 132.268c, quoted approximately.
  2. 1That is, to die. ↩

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Revision history2 revisions · last 12 Dec 2013
  1. Revised — David Whitehead
  2. tweaks; more keywords — David Whitehead
  3. Translated — Catharine Roth

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