Friday, September 15, 2023

 

Democritus on Self-Praise

Democritus, fragment 114 (tr. Kathleen Freeman):
It is better to be praised by another than by oneself.

βέλτερον ὑφ᾿ ἑτέρου ἢ ὑφ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ ἐπαινέεσθαι.
In other words, don't go around saying "I know more than most people know" or "I think I have a much higher I.Q. than you do" or "I'm, like, a really smart person."

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