Sophist Quotes

“The most striking difference between ancient and modern sophists is that the ancients were satisfied with a passing victory of the argument at the expense of truth, whereas the moderns want a more lasting victory at the expense of reality”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

“When someone blamed Hecataeus the sophist because that, being invited to the public table, he had not spoken one word all supper-time, Archidamidas answered in his vindication 'He who knows how to speak, knows also when'.”
― Plutarch, Plutarch's Lives: Volume I

“Man is the measure of all things', said the Sophist Protagora (c. 485-410 B.C.). By that he meant that the question of whether a thing is right or wrong, good or bad, must always be considered in relation to a person's needs.”
― Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

“For it is clear, on the one hand, that have you been familiar with these things for a long time—whatever you wish to signify when you utter "being"—and, before this we used to believe it, but now we have been perplexed.”
― Plato, Sophist

“For it is clear, on the one hand, that you have been familiar with these things for a long time —whatever you wish to signify when you utter "being"— and, before this we used to believe it, but now we have been perplexed.”
― Plato, Sophist

“He could argue a case for anything, but that doesn’t change the fact he’s wrong most of the time.”
― Michael Monroe, Afterlife

“Desire doubled is love; love doubled is madness.”
― Prodicus Of Ceos

“A sophist and a Sufi. You are a sufisticated young woman.”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Tajrish