Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Criticism
Plato, Laws 1.635a-b (tr. Trevor J. Saunders):
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There is no disgrace in being told of some blemish — indeed, if one takes criticism in good part, without being ruffled by it, it commonly leads one to a remedy.
οὐ γὰρ τό γε γνῶναί τι τῶν μὴ καλῶν ἄτιμον, ἀλλὰ ἴασιν ἐξ αὐτοῦ συμβαίνει γίγνεσθαι τῷ μὴ φθόνῳ τὰ λεγόμενα ἀλλ᾽ εὐνοίᾳ δεχομένῳ.
