General Biography, or Lives of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Vol. 1: Arranged According to Alphabetical Order (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from General Biography, or Lives of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Vol. 1: Arranged According to Alphabetical Order Antlsth. Nes, an Athenian philoso pher, the father of the C 'nic sect, was bom about the eighth Olympiad, or 423 years be fore Christ. In his youth he bore arms, and was engaged in the battle of Tanagra, in which he gave proofs of valour, for which he was af terwards applauded by Socrates. Turning his attention from the contests of the field to those of ...
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Excerpt from General Biography, or Lives of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Vol. 1: Arranged According to Alphabetical Order Antlsth. Nes, an Athenian philoso pher, the father of the C 'nic sect, was bom about the eighth Olympiad, or 423 years be fore Christ. In his youth he bore arms, and was engaged in the battle of Tanagra, in which he gave proofs of valour, for which he was af terwards applauded by Socrates. Turning his attention from the contests of the field to those of the schools, he learned the art of rhetoric under the celebrated sophist Gorgias. From the study of eloquence under this master, he proceeded to the study of wisdom under So crates and though his residence was at the Pi razum, about fort Nadia, or five miles. From Athens, he came t ither daily to attend his ma ster's lectures. He profited so much by his ia structions, that he advised his former fellow students to become the disciples of this excel lent preceptor. What he chiefly admired in Socrates, was the independence of his spirit, and his superiority to the allurements of wealth and splendor. \vhile he was a disciple in this school, he indulged himself, even beyond the precepts or example of his master, in the con tempt of external appearance, and often came into the school in an old and ragged cloak. So crates, observing that Antisthenes took pains to expose, instead ofconcealing, the tattered part of his dress, said to him, '\vhy so ostentatious? Through your tags lsee your vanity. (kilian. Lib. Ix. C. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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