Diogenes Laertius, Vitae philosophorum, R. D. Hicks (Translator), 5.6.93

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[93] αἰσθόμενος δʼ ὁ Διονύσιος ἐμήνυσεν αὐτῷ τὸ γεγονός· τοῦ δʼ ἀρνουμένου καὶ ἀπιστοῦντος ἐπέστειλεν ἰδεῖν τὴν παραστιχίδα· καὶ εἶχε Πάγκαλος. οὗτος δʼ ἦν ἐρώμενος Διονυσίου· ὡς δʼ ἔτι ἀπιστῶν ἔλεγε κατὰ τὴν τύχην ἐνδέχεσθαι οὕτως ἔχειν, πάλιν ἀντεπέστειλεν ὁ Διονύσιος ὅτι καὶ ταῦτα εὑρήσεις·

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γέρων πίθηκος οὐχ ἁλίσκεται πάγῃ·

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ἁλίσκεται μέν, μετὰ χρόνον δʼ ἁλίσκεται.

καὶ πρὸς τούτοις· Ἡρακλείδης γράμματα οὐκ ἐπίσταται οὐδʼ ᾐσχύνθη.

Γεγόνασι δʼ Ἡρακλεῖδαι τεσσαρεσκαίδεκα· πρῶτος αὐτὸς οὗτος· δεύτερος πολίτης αὐτοῦ, πυρρίχας

Vitae philosophorum. Diogenes Laertius. R. D. Hicks (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1925.

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Βίοι καὶ γνῶμαι τῶν ἐν φιλοσοφίᾳ εὐδοκιμησάντων (Greek) (Diogenes Laertius. Hicks, R. D., editor. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1925.)

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Lives of Eminent Philosophers Perseus (Diogenes Laertius. Hicks, R. D., editor. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1925.) — 5.6.93 focus

[93] Dionysius, on perceiving this, confessed what he had done; and, when the other denied the fact and would not believe him, called his attention to the acrostic which gave the name of Pancalus, of whom Dionysius was very fond. Heraclides was still unconvinced. Such a thing, he said, might very well happen by chance. To this Dionysius, You will also find these lines:

a. An old monkey is not caught by a trap.¹ b. Oh yes, he’s caught at last, but it takes time.

And this besides: Heraclides is ignorant of letters and not ashamed of his ignorance.²

Fourteen persons have borne the name of Heraclides: (1) the subject of this notice; (2) a fellowcitizen of his, author of Pyrrhic verses and tales;

Diogenes Laertius Vitae philosophorum 5.6.93

R. D. Hicks (Translator)

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