 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau - 1768 - 286 pagina’s
...whether Socrates, with all his wifdom, was any thing more than a vain Sophift. He invented, it is faid, the theory of morals. Others, however, had before put them in practice: He had only to fay what they had done, and reduce their examples to precepts. Ariftides had bcenji,ft, before... | |
 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau - 1783 - 306 pagina’s
...whether Socrates, with all his wifdom, was any thing more than a vain fophift. He invented, it is faid, the theory of morals. Others, however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to fay what they had done, and reduce their examples to precepts. Ariftides had been juft,' before... | |
 | 1797 - 572 pagina’s
...whether Socrates, with all his wifdom, was any thing more than a vain fophift. He invented, it is faid, the theory of morals. Others, however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to fay, therefore, what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precepts. Ariflides had... | |
 | Thomas Williams - 1803 - 72 pagina’s
...not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist. He invented, it is said,...Others, however, had before put them in practice; he had only to say therefore what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precept. But where could... | |
 | David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pagina’s
...doubted whether SOCRATES, v/ith all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist. He inTented, it is said, the theory of morals. Others, however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to say, therefore, what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precepts. ARISTIDES had... | |
 | David Simpson - 1809 - 410 pagina’s
...not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist. He invented, it is said,...however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to say, therefore, what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precepts. Aristides had... | |
 | David Simpson - 1810 - 422 pagina’s
...not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether SOCRATES, with all his wisdom, was any thin? more than a vain sophist. He invented, it is said,...however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to say therefore what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precepts. ARISTIDES had been... | |
 | Frederick Smith - 1811 - 274 pagina’s
...not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist. He invented, it is said,...however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to say, therefore, what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precepts. Aristides had,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 312 pagina’s
...not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist. He invented, it is said,...Others, however, had before put them in practice; he had only to say, therefore, what they had done, and to reduce their examples to precepts. Aristides had... | |
 | 1835 - 612 pagina’s
...however easy, had not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was anything more than a vain sophist. He invented,...however, had before put them in practice ; he had only to say what they had done, and reduce their examples to precepts. Aiistides had been just, before... | |
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Socrates dying without pain or ignominy easily supported his character to the last ; and if his death, however easy, had not crowned his life, it might have been doubted whether Socrates, with all his wisdom, was any thing more than a vain sophist. 
