Letter 11

Isidore of PelusiumOphelion|isidore pelusium
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That in philosophy one is frequently wronged or maltreated. If Socrates, the lawgiver of the Athenian doctrines, was beaten and did not retaliate, why are you alone at a loss having been maltreated, as you have written? For if you should pursue philosophy, on the one hand, you will bring upon yourself the glory of Socrates, even though you have been abused less than Socrates. But this person, on the contrary, will be wounded as from a dart in arrogance; or, there will be a time when he will be changed from the propensity of sin, and of mind and speech – and he will thank you for the cause of his change.

Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.