Plato, Phaedrus, section 278d

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[278d] to derive his title from such writings, but from the serious pursuit which underlies them.

Phaedrus
What titles do you grant them then?

Socrates
I think, Phaedrus, that the epithet “wise” is too great and befits God alone; but the name “philosopher,” that is, “lover of wisdom,” or something of the sort would be more fitting and modest for such a man.

Phaedrus
And quite appropriate.

Socrates
On the other hand, he who has nothing more valuable than the things he has composed or written, turning his words up and down at his leisure,

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925.

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Commentary references to this page (1):
- R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, 204A
Cross-references to this page (1):
- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 3.1.5
Cross-references in notes to this page (1):
- R. G. Bury, The Symposium of Plato, § viii. The Date.
Cross-references in general dictionaries to this page (4):
- LSJ, ἐμμελής
- LSJ, σοφός
- LSJ, τρόπος
- LSJ, χρόνος