Protagoras

Astrologer

18 quotes in 90 categories

Protagoras is an astrologer, best known for Dissoi Logoi - Textos Relativistas.

Quick Facts About Protagoras

Profession: Astrologer
Notable works: Dissoi Logoi - Textos Relativistas

About Protagoras

Protagoras was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher and rhetorical theorist. He is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato. In his dialogue Protagoras, Plato credits him with inventing the role of the professional sophist.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Protagoras

Everyone, including the Athenians [...] are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that…

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Accepting

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As to the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or do not exist.

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Agnostic

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Concerning the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or that they do not exist, nor what sort…

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Evidence

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About the gods I have no means of knowing either that they exist or that they do not exist or what they…

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Facts

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There are intelligible principles inherent in the matter of every phenomenon; because matter is essentially the sum of all the seemings that…

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Inherent

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Man is the measure of all things, of things that are that they are, and of things that are not that they…

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All things

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The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence,…

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Advice

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Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life

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Brevity

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No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all…

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Believe

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Man is the measure of all things.

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All things

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As to gods, I have no way of knowing either that they exist or do not exist, or what they are like.

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Either

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When it comes to consideration of how to do well in running the city, which must proceed entirely through justice and soundness…

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Cities

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As touching the gods, I do not know whether they exist or not, nor how they are featured; for there is much…

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Brevity

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There are two sides to every question.

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Sides

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Let us hold our discussion together in our own persons, making trial of the truth and of ourselves.

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Discussion

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“Man is the measure of all things of things that are, that they are, of things are not, that they are not”

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“Concerning the gods I cannot know either that they exist or that they do not exist, or what form they might have,…

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Agnostic

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Man is the measure of all things, of the reality of those which are, and of the unreality of those which are…

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All things

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