If a donkey kicked me, would I sue it?
Socrates, Diogenes Laertius 2.21
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"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.
Socrates (c. 470–399 BC). The Athenian who wrote nothing and questioned everyone. We know him through Plato.
If a donkey kicked me, would I sue it?
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