Isocrates, To the Children of Jason, ed. Larue Van Hook, 9

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[9] ἂν μὴ τοῦτο πρῶτον μετὰ πολλῆς προνοίας λογίσησθε καὶ βουλεύσησθε, πῶς χρὴ τὸν ἐπίλοιπον χρόνον ὑμῶν αὐτῶν προστῆναι καὶ τίνα βίον προελέσθαι καὶ ποίας δόξης ὀριγνηθῆναι καὶ ποτέρας τῶν τιμῶν ἀγαπῆσαι, τὰς παρ’ ἑκόντων γιγνομένας ἢ τὰς παρ’ ἀκόντων τῶν πολιτῶν· ταῦτα δὲ διορισαμένους τότ’ ἤδη τὰς πράξεις τὰς καθ’ ἑκάστην τὴν ἡμέραν σκεπτέον, ὅπως συντενοῦσι πρὸς τὰς ὑποθέσεις τὰς ἐξ ἀρχῆς γενομένας.

To the Children of Jason. Isocrates. ed. Larue Van Hook. Cambridge, MA. 1945.

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Ἐπιστολαὶ ςʹ Τοῖς Ἰάσονος παισίν (Greek) (Isocrates, Vol. 3. Van Hook, Larue, editor. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1945 (printing).)

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Letter 6: To the Children of Jason Perseus (Isocrates, Vol. 3. Van Hook, Larue, translator. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd., 1945 (printing).) — 9 focus

[9] For nothing can be intelligently accomplished unless first, with full forethought, you reason and deliberate how you ought to direct your own future, what mode of life you should choose, what kind of repute you should set your heart upon, and which kind of honors you should be contented with—those freely granted by your fellow-citizens or those wrung from them against their will; and when these principles have been determined, then and only then should your daily actions be considered, in order that they may be in conformity with the original plan.

Isocrates To the Children of Jason 9

ed. Larue Van Hook

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