Sunday, March 29, 2026
Old Men
Plato, Laws 4.715d-e (tr. Trevor J. Saunders):
‹Older
CLEINIAS: By heaven, sir, you're quite right. You've the sharp eye of an old man for these things.
ATHENIAN: Yes, when we're young, we're all pretty blind to them; old age is the best time to see them clearly.
Κλεινίας. ναὶ μὰ Δία, ὦ ξένε· καθ᾽ ἡλικίαν γὰρ ὀξὺ βλέπεις.
Ἀθηναῖος. νέος μὲν γὰρ ὢν πᾶς ἄνθρωπος τὰ τοιαῦτα ἀμβλύτατα αὐτὸς αὑτοῦ ὁρᾷ, γέρων δὲ ὀξύτατα.
