To Nicocles 2.32
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Literature: prose See all items with this value
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4th century BCE See all items with this value
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Isocrates See all items with this value
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To Nicocles 2.32
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τρύφα μὲν ἐν ταῖς ἐσθῆσι καὶ τοῖς περὶ τὸ σῶμα κόσμοις, καρτέρει δὲ ὡς χρὴ τοὺς βασιλεύοντας ἐν τοῖς ἄλλοις ἐπιτηδεύμασιν, ἵν᾽ οἱ μὲν ὁρῶντες διὰ τὴν ὄψιν ἄξιόν σε τῆς ἀρχῆς εἶναι νομίζωσιν, οἱ δὲ συνόντες διὰ τὴν τῆς ψυχῆς ῥώμην τὴν αὐτὴν ἐκείνοις γνώμην ἔχωσιν.
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Nicocles, king of Salamis
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Personal dress (clothes, jewellery)
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Nicocles
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Isocrates recommends sumptuous dress but modest habits
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A02165
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