Plato, Timaeus, Page 23a: Everything noble is written down in Egypt

Critias, still quoting the Egyptian priest, says that Egypt keeps a written record of every great event, while Greek cities keep having to start their writing again.

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τοτὲtotèat other timesδὲdèandἔλαττονélattonlessἀεὶaeìalwaysγένοςgénosraceἐστὶνestìnisἀνθρώπωνanthrṓpōnof men.ὅσαhósaas for all thatδὲdèbutἢḕwhetherπαρʼparʼamongὑμῖνhymînyouἢḕorτῇδεtêidehere

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23a Everything noble is written down in Egypt. Critias: And at other times the race of men is always smaller. But as…

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