Protagoras Quotes

• Man is the measure of all things, of the reality of those which are, and of the unreality of those which are not.

  Protagoras

  Reality, Men, Atheism

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

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  Obscurity, Human Life, Brevity

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• There are two sides to every question.

  Protagoras

  Two Sides, Two, Sides

  Quoted in Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers

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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 who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

  Protagoras

  Confidence, Wisdom, Believe

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

  Protagoras

  Mean, Knowing, Religion

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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 of form they may have; there are many reasons why knowledge on this subject is not possible, owing to the lack of evidence and the shortness of human life.

  Protagoras

  God, Knowledge, Mean

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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 are not.

  Protagoras

  Men, All Things

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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 of mind.

  Protagoras

  Running, Cities, Justice

  "Protagoras". Book by Plato,

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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 it has for any and all persons.

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  Principles, Matter, Phenomenon

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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 are to look at. Many things prevent my knowing. Among others, the fact that they are never seen.

  Protagoras

  Inspirational, Life, God

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• Everyone, including the Athenians [...] are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.

  Protagoras

  Cities, Advice, Excellence

  "Protagoras". Book by Plato, Oxford University Press, p. 19, 2002.

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• Man is the measure of all things.

  Protagoras

  Philosophical, Men, Greek

  Quoted in Plato, Theaetetus

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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 to prevent our knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life.

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  Knowing, Touching, Obscurity

  "Sallustius: Concerning the Gods and the Universe". Book by Sallustius,

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