Lucian of Samosata (c. 120-180+)
“I think you haven’t yet grasped the fact that virtue surely lies in deeds, in behaving justly, wisely, and bravely; whereas all of you (by which I mean you leading philosophers) ignore such things, and practice how to invent and construct your wretched phrases and your syllogisms and problems.”
- From Lucian’s Hermotimus or On Philosophical Schools (section 79), translated in Selected Dialogues by C. D. N. Costa. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Oxford World Classics), 2005, 2006, 2009.
