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If a donkey kicked me, would I sue it?

Socrates, Diogenes Laertius 2.21

The source

"If a donkey kicked me, would I sue it?" Socrates said it in Diogenes Laertius 2.21. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"εἰ δέ με ὄνος ἐλάκτισε, δίκην ἂν αὐτῷ ἐλάγχα"

Original Greek, Diogenes Laertius 2.21. Greek: Hicks 1925 Loeb text via Perseus.

Who said it

Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). The Athenian who wrote nothing and questioned everyone. We know him through Plato.

Questions

Who said "If a donkey kicked me, would I sue it?"?
Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). Source: Diogenes Laertius 2.21.
What is the original Greek?
εἰ δέ με ὄνος ἐλάκτισε, δίκην ἂν αὐτῷ ἐλάγχα. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Calm.

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