Lucian, Hermotimus, Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator), 10

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

← Previous Next →

[10]

Hermotimus

Ah, be is a bad character, always an unconscionable time paying his debts. There are plenty of others who owe the professor money, and he has never treated any of them so; they pay him his interest punctually.

Lycinus

Not so fast; what in the world does it matter to him, if they do not pay up? he is purified by philosophy, and has no further need of the cast clothes of Oeta.

Hermotimus

Do you suppose his interest in such things is selfish? no, but he has little ones; his care is to save them from indigence.

Lycinus

Whereas he ought to have brought them up to Virtue too, and let them share his inexpensive Happiness.

Hermotimus. Lucian. Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator). Medford, MA, USA. 2023-08-01.

Current edition Perseus

Hermotimus, or the Rival Philosophies (English) (The Works of Lucian of Samosata, Vol. 2. Fowler, Henry Watson and Fowler, Francis George, translators. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905.)

Editions (2)

Ἑρμότιμος ἢ Περὶ Αἱρέσεων Perseus (Lucian. Luciani Samosatensis Opera, Vol. 1. Jacobitz, Karl, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1909.) — 10 focus

Ἑρμότιμος

πονηρὸς γὰρ ἐκεῖνος ἀεὶ καὶ ἀγνώμων, ὦ Λυκῖνε, περὶ τὰς ἀποδόσεις· ἐπεὶ τούς γε ἄλλους, οἷς δανείζει, πολλοὺς ὄντας, οὐδὲν τοιοῦτό πω διατέθεικεν· ἀποδιδόασι γὰρ αὐτῷ κατὰ καιρὸν τοὺς τόκους.

Λυκῖνος

τί δαί, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

Ἑρμότιμος

οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλʼ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνά, ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

Λυκῖνος

δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

Σκύθης ἢ πρόξενος Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 6. Kilburn, Kenneth, editor. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1959 (unrenewed copyright).) — 10 focus

ΕΡΜΟΤΙΜΟΣ

Πονηρὸς γὰρ ἐκεῖνος ἀεὶ καὶ ἀγνώμων, ὦ Λυκῖνε, περὶ τὰς ἀποδόσεις· ἐπεὶ τούς γε ἄλλους οἷς δανείζει πολλοὺς ὄντας οὐδὲν τοιοῦτό πω διατέθεικεν. ἀποδιδόασι γὰρ αὐτῷ κατὰ καιρὸν τοὺς τόκους.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ

Τί δε, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

ΕΡΜΟΤΙΜΟΣ

Οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλ’ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνὰ ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ

Δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

Translations (1)

The Scythian or Consul Perseus (Lucian, Vol. 6. Kilburn, Kenneth, translator. London: William Heinemann, Ltd.; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1959 (unrenewed copyright).) — 10 focus

HERMOTIMUS

That fellow has always been a senseless rogue when it comes to paying his debts, Lycinus. My master has never yet treated any of the others to whom he lends money like that and there are many of them. But they pay the interest on time.

LYCINUS

And if they don’t, my dear Hermotimus? Does it matter, when he is now already purified by philosophy and no longer needs what he has left behind on Oeta?

HERMOTIMUS

Do you think it is for himself that he has made this fuss? No, he has young children and he is concerned lest they spend their lives in want.

Lucian Hermotimus 10

Henry Watson Fowler (Translator), Francis George Fowler (Translator)

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Hermotimus

Lycinus

Hermotimus

Lycinus

Current edition Perseus

Λυκῖνος

τί δαί, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

Ἑρμότιμος

οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλʼ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνά, ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

Λυκῖνος

δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ

Τί δε, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

ΕΡΜΟΤΙΜΟΣ

Οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλ’ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνὰ ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ

Δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

HERMOTIMUS

That fellow has always been a senseless rogue when it comes to paying his debts, Lycinus. My master has never yet treated any of the others to whom he lends money like that and there are many of them. But they pay the interest on time.

LYCINUS

And if they don’t, my dear Hermotimus? Does it matter, when he is now already purified by philosophy and no longer needs what he has left behind on Oeta?

HERMOTIMUS

Do you think it is for himself that he has made this fuss? No, he has young children and he is concerned lest they spend their lives in want.

LYCINUS

He ought, Hermotimus, to lead them too up the path to Virtue, so that they can despise wealth and be happy with him.

Stable identifiers

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Search the Perseus Catalog for:

Hermotimus

Lycinus

Hermotimus

Lycinus

Current edition Perseus

Λυκῖνος τί δαί, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

Ἑρμότιμος οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλʼ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνά, ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

Λυκῖνος δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ Τί δε, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

ΕΡΜΟΤΙΜΟΣ Οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλ’ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνὰ ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ Δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

HERMOTIMUS That fellow has always been a senseless rogue when it comes to paying his debts, Lycinus. My master has never yet treated any of the others to whom he lends money like that and there are many of them. But they pay the interest on time.

LYCINUS And if they don’t, my dear Hermotimus? Does it matter, when he is now already purified by philosophy and no longer needs what he has left behind on Oeta?

HERMOTIMUS Do you think it is for himself that he has made this fuss? No, he has young children and he is concerned lest they spend their lives in want.

LYCINUS He ought, Hermotimus, to lead them too up the path to Virtue, so that they can despise wealth and be happy with him.

Stable identifiers

Λυκῖνος

τί δαί, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

Ἑρμότιμος

οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλʼ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνά, ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

Λυκῖνος

δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ

Τί δε, ἂν μὴ ἀποδιδῶσιν, ὦ μακάριε, μέλει τι αὐτῷ καθαρθέντι ἤδη ὑπὸ φιλοσοφίας καὶ μηκέτι τῶν ἐν τῇ Οἴτῃ καταλελειμμένων δεομένῳ;

ΕΡΜΟΤΙΜΟΣ

Οἴει γὰρ ὅτι ἑαυτοῦ χάριν ἐκεῖνος περὶ τὰ τοιαῦτα ἐσπούδακεν; ἀλλ’ ἔστιν αὐτῷ παιδία νεογνὰ ὧν κήδεται μὴ ἐν ἀπορίᾳ καταβιώσωσι.

ΛΥΚΙΝΟΣ

Δέον, ὦ Ἑρμότιμε, ἀναγαγεῖν κἀκεῖνα ἐπὶ τὴν ἀρετήν, ὡς συνευδαιμονοῖεν αὐτῷ πλούτου καταφρονοῦντες.

HERMOTIMUS

That fellow has always been a senseless rogue when it comes to paying his debts, Lycinus. My master has never yet treated any of the others to whom he lends money like that and there are many of them. But they pay the interest on time.

LYCINUS

And if they don’t, my dear Hermotimus? Does it matter, when he is now already purified by philosophy and no longer needs what he has left behind on Oeta?

HERMOTIMUS

Do you think it is for himself that he has made this fuss? No, he has young children and he is concerned lest they spend their lives in want.

LYCINUS

He ought, Hermotimus, to lead them too up the path to Virtue, so that they can despise wealth and be happy with him.