Gorgias the orator said that those who neglect philosophy but dedicate themselves to the ordinary disciplines are similar to the suitors, who desired Penelope but slept with her maidservants. (tr. A. Laks, G. W. Most, 2016)
Γοργίας ὁ ῥήτωρ ἔλεγε τοὺς φιλοσοφίας μὲν ἀμελοῦντας, περὶ δὲ τὰ ἐγκύκλια μαθήματα γινομένους, ὁμοίους εἶναι τοῖς μνηστῆρσιν, οἳ Πηνελόπην θέλοντες ταῖς θεραπαίναις αὐτῆς ἐμίγνυντο.
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Men who neglect philosophy while busying themselves with ordinary affairs are like the Suitors who desired Penelope but went to bed with her maids.
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(P. E. Wheelwright, 1966)