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[7] Do not be surprised if I am found saying something which you have heard before; for one statement I may perhaps chance upon unwittingly, another I may consciously employ, if it is pertinent to the discussion. Certainly I should be foolish if, although I see others using my thoughts, I alone should refrain from employing what I have previously said.1
1 For this apology see Isoc. 15.74 and Isoc. 5.93-94 (with Norlin's note).