Xenophon's Memoirs of Socrates: With the Defence of Socrates Before His JudgesT. Cadell, 1788 - 360 pages |
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afferted Affiftance afked againſt ALCIBIADES alfo anſwered ANTISTHENES arifing ARISTIPPUS ARISTODEMUS aſked Athenians Athens becauſe beft Beotia beſt Buſineſs Cauſe certainly CHAP chooſe cifes confider continued SOCRATES Converfation CRATES CRITIAS CRITO CRITOBULUS Cuſtom Defign Defire Difcourfes diſcharge Diſtance doth efteem endeavour Enemies EPICTETUS Exerciſes faid EUTHEDEMUS faid SOCRATES fame Favour fecure feems felves ferve fhall fhew fhould fince firſt fome Friends ftand ftill fuch Things fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure Gods greateſt Happineſs hath himſelf HIPPIAS Honour Houſe Inftruction itſelf juft juſt LAMPROCLES Laws lefs likewife Mafter Mankind Manner Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary Number obferved Occafion otherwiſe pafs Perfon perfuaded PERICLES Pleaſure poffeffed Poffeffion prefent Puniſhment purchaſe Purpoſe Reaſon Refpect replied EUTHEDEMUS replied SOCRATES returned SOCRATES ſaid ſay ſee ſeem ſhall Slaves ſpeak ſuch thefe themſelves THEODOTA theſe thofe thoſe thou tion underſtand uſeful Virtue virtuous whofe Wiſdom yourſelf
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Page 58 - That worst of tyrants, an usurping crowd. To one sole monarch Jove commits the sway; His are the laws, and him let all obey.
Page 79 - By this discourse, and others of the like nature, Socrates taught his friends that they were not only to forbear whatever was impious, unjust, or unbecoming before...
Page 79 - As, therefore, among men we make best trial of the affection and gratitude of our neighbour by showing him kindness, and discover his wisdom by consulting him in our distress, do thou, in like manner, behave towards the gods. And if thou wouldst experience what their wisdom and what their love, render thyself deserving the communication of some of those divine secrets which may not be penetrated by man, and are imparted to those alone who consult, who adore, who obey the Deity.
Page 73 - ... portion of that mighty mass of waters, whereof seas themselves are but a part, while the rest of the elements contribute out of their abundance to thy formation. It is the soul then alone, that intellectual part of us, which is come to thee by some lucky chance, from I know not where. If so...
Page 78 - Consider, my Aristodemus, that the soul which resides in thy body can govern it at pleasure ; why then may not the soul of the universe, which pervades and animates every part of it, govern it in like manner ? If thine eye hath the power to take in many objects, and these placed at no small distance from it, marvel not if the' eye of the Deity can at one glance comprehend the whole.
Page 74 - Be assured," said Aristodemus, " if I once could be persuaded the gods took care of man, I should want no monitor to remind me of my duty." " And canst thou doubt, Aristodemus, if the gods take 'care of man ! Hath not the glorious privilege of walking upright been alone bestowed on him, whereby he may, with the better advantage, survey what is around him ; contemplate with more ease those splendid objects which are above ; and avoid the numerous ills and inconveniences which would otherwise befall...
Page 63 - When he prayed his petition was only this, — that the gods would give to him those things that were good. And this he did, forasmuch as they alone knew what was good for man. But he who should ask for gold or silver, or increase of dominion, acted not, in his opinion, more wisely than one who should pray for the opportunity to fight, or game, or anything of the like nature...
Page 75 - ... him? Other animals, indeed, they have provided with feet, by which they may remove from one place to another ; but to man, they have also given hands, with which he can form many things for his use, and make himself happier than creatures of any other kind. A tongue hath been bestowed on every other animal ; but what animal, except man, hath the power of forming words with it, whereby to explain his thoughts, and make them intelligible to others...
Page 64 - ... he sacrificed, he feared not his offering would fail of acceptance in that he was poor ; but giving according to his ability, he doubted not, but, in the sight of the gods, he equalled those men whose gifts and sacrifices overspread the whole altar. For Socrates always reckoned upon it as a most indubitable truth, that the service paid the Deity by the pure and pious soul was the most grateful service. " When he prayed his petition was only this, — that the gods would give to him those things...
Page 22 - ... no other than madmen who, excluding the Deity, referred the success of their designs to nothing higher than human prudence. He likewise thought those not much better who had recourse to divination on every occasion, as if a man was to consult the oracle whether he should give the reins of his chariot into the hands of one ignorant or...