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παρ᾽ ἡμῖν: with us, apud nos. νομίζεται ... εἶναι: “there is a noble as well as an ignoble disposition of wisdom as of personal charms.” διατίθεσθαι: to expose for sale. Obs. the condensed expression in ὥραν, σοφίαν, καλόν, αἰσχρόν. Each adj. belongs to each noun in turn. τὴν σοφίαν, τοὺς πωλοῦντας: the noun is placed before its governing participle, to correspond with τήν τε γὰρ ὥραν in the preceding sentence. For a similar order, cf. τούτου τῶν ἀπολυσόντων ii. 2. 4, περὶ ἀριθμῶν τοῖς ἐρωτῶσιν iv. 4. 7. σοφιστάς: see on i.1.11. In setting a price on their wisdom, they dishonored it, as did πόρνοι beauty. ὅ τι ἂν ἔχῃ: “what he has in him,” “what he understands.” Cf. ἐάν τι ἔχω in 14, and see on iii.10.1. ἃ προσήκει, ταῦτα ποιεῖν: for the dem. referring back with emphasis to the omitted antec. of the rel., see G. 1030; H. 996 b.
Xenophon: Memorabilia. Josiah Renick Smith. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1903.
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