τὸ λακωνίζειν πολὺ μᾶλλόν ἐστιν φιλοσοφεῖν ἢ φιλογυμναστεῖν: Difference between revisions

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Ὁ δὲ μὴ δυνάμενος κοινωνεῖν ἢ μηδὲν δεόμενος δι' αὐτάρκειαν οὐθὲν μέρος πόλεως, ὥστε θηρίον θεός → Whoever is incapable of associating, or has no need to because of self-sufficiency, is no part of a state; so he is either a beast or a god

Aristotle, Politics, 1253a25
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==French==
==French==
l'étude de la sagesse, qui revêt bien plus d'importance que la gymnastique
l'étude de la sagesse, revêt bien plus d'importance que la gymnastique
==Portuguese==
==Portuguese==
admirar os Lacónios é muito mais apreciar a sabedoria que o exercício físico
admirar os Lacónios é muito mais apreciar a sabedoria que o exercício físico

Revision as of 11:24, 14 January 2023

Greek to English

to behave like a Lacedaemonian is much more to love wisdom than to love gymnastics, the Spartan cult is much more the pursuit of wisdom than of athletics (Plato, Protagoras 342e6)

Spanish

laconizar es más bien filosofar que amar la gimnasia

Greek to Modern Greek

καλύτερα λακωνίζει κανείς φιλοσοφώντας παρά ασκώντας τη γυμναστική

French

l'étude de la sagesse, revêt bien plus d'importance que la gymnastique

Portuguese

admirar os Lacónios é muito mais apreciar a sabedoria que o exercício físico