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Sextus Empiricus
Against the Ethicists, Book XI of Against the Learned Section 171
Section 171 of 257
Canonical reference 11.171
Ancient Greek
Hermann Mutschmann and Jürgen Mau, editors · adversus-grc
αἱ δὴ τοιαῦται ὑποσχέσεις θηρεύουσι μὲν τοὺς νέους ἐλπίσι ψυχραῖς, οὐκέτι δέ εἰσιν ἀληθεὶς. παρὸ καὶ ὁ Τίμων ὁτὲ μὲν τοὺς ἐπαγγελλομένους τὴν παράδοσιν αὐτῶν ἐπισκώπτει, λέγων (fr. 65 Diels)· πολλῶν λακεδόνων λυμάντορες† ἐπιδολωταί,
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Such promises hunt the young with cold hopes, but are not true. Hence Timon sometimes mocks those who profess to transmit these things, saying (fr. 65 Diels): “Corrupters and deceivers of many empty talkers.”
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
De telles promesses prennent les jeunes au piège par de froides espérances, mais elles ne sont pas vraies. C’est pourquoi Timon tantôt raille ceux qui promettent de les transmettre, en disant (fr. 65 Diels) : « corrupteurs de nombreux bavards, perfides trompeurs † »,
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