# Παναθηναικός 136

Isocrates, Παναθηναικός, Section 136. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/isocrates/text-26/136

ἐμοὶ δὲ τῶν μὲν τοιούτων ἀκροατῶν οὐδὲν πώποτʼ ἐμέλησεν, οὐδὲ τοῖς ἄλλοις τοῖς εὖ φρονοῦσιν, ἐκείνων δὲ τῶν ἅ τε προεῖπον πρὸ ἅπαντος τοῦ λόγου μνημονευσόντων, τῷ τε πλήθει τῶν λεγομένων οὐκ ἐπιτιμησόντων, οὐδʼ ἢν μυρίων ἐπῶν ᾖ τὸ μῆκος, ἀλλʼ ἐφʼ αὑτοῖς εἶναι νομιούντων τοσοῦτον ἀναγνῶναι μέρος καὶ διελθεῖν ὁπόσον ἂν αὐτοὶ βουληθῶσιν, πάντων δὲ μάλιστα τῶν οὐδενὸς ἂν ἥδιον ἀκουόντων ἢ λόγου διεξιόντος ἀνδρῶν ἀρετὰς καὶ πόλεως τρόπον καλῶς οἰκουμένης,

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Isocrates, Παναθηναικός, ed. George Norlin. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg0010.tlg021.local001/.