Lucian of Samosata, Calumniae non temere credundum, Austin Morris Harmon (Translator), 7

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[7] In the first place, if you like, let us bring on the star of the play, I mean the author of the slander. That he is not a good man admits of no doubt, I am sure, because no good man would make trouble for his neighbour. On the contrary, it is characteristic of good men to win renown and gain a reputation for kind-heartedness by doing good to their friends, not by accusing others wrongfully and getting them hated.

Calumniae non temere credundum. Lucian of Samosata. Austin Morris Harmon (Translator). United States. Perseus 5.0.

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Slander: on not Being Quick to Put Faith in it (English) (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.)

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Περὶ τοῦ μὴ ῥᾳδίως πιστεύειν Διαβολῇ Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 1. Harmon, Austin Morris, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1913.) — 7 focus

[7] πρῶτον μὲν δή, εἰ δοκεῖ, παραγάγωμεν τὸν πρωταγωνιστὴν τοῦ δράματος, λέγω δὲ τὸν ποιητὴν τῆς διαβολῆς. οὗτος δὲ δὴ ὡς μὲν οὐκ ἀγαθὸς ἄνθρωπός ἐστι, πᾶσιν οἶμαι γνώριμον· οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἂν ἀγαθὸς κακῶν αἴτιος γένοιτο τῷ πλησίον, ἀλλʼ ἔστιν ἀγαθῶν ἀνδρῶν ἀφʼ ὧν εὖ ποιοῦσιν αὐτοὶ τοὺς φίλους, οὐκ ἀφʼ ὧν τοὺς ἄλλους ἀδικοῦντες αἰτιῶνται καὶ μισεῖσθαι παρασκευάζουσιν, εὐδοκιμεῖν δόξαν εὐνοίας προσλαβόντες.

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Slander, a Warning Perseus (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 4. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.) — 7 focus

[7] And first for our chief character, the manufacturer of the slander, That he is not a good man needs no proof; no good man will injure his neighbour; good men’s reputation, and their credit for kindness, is based on the benefits they confer upon their friends, not on unfounded disparagement of others and the ousting of them from their friends’ affections.

Lucian of Samosata Calumniae non temere credundum 7

Austin Morris Harmon (Translator)

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