# P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674 4-5

Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674, Fragment 4. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/philodemus/p-herc-425-1079-1086-1580-1674/4-5

φιλοσόφους, καὶ λέγουσι τὸ ν Ἰσοκράτην καὶ τὸν Γοργίαν καὶ τὸν Λυσίαν ὁμολογεῖν οὐκ ἔχειν ἐπιστήμην. Ἀπιθάνως δὲ λέγεται καὶ ἀδυνάτως, ἐπειδὴ τεχνῖταί τε ἐπ ηγγέλλον το εἶναι καὶ διδάξειν ἄλλους, καθά πε ρ καὶ παρὰ Πλάτωνι Γορ γίας. Ὁ δὲ Ἰσοκράτης καὶ τέχνας καταλιπόμε ν ος ἄλλοι τε πολλοὶ σοφισταὶ θαυμαστὴν αὐτὴν εἶναι τέχ νην ἀποφαίνονται, κἂν δο εσωσιητρε αλλα

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Philodemus, P.Herc. 425, 1079, 1086, 1580, 1674. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 3.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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