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Single Idea 498

[from 'reports' by Democritus (attrib), in 23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 2. Duty ]

Full Idea

It is a great thing, when one is in adversity, to think of duty.

Gist of Idea

It is a great thing, when one is in adversity, to think of duty

Source

Democritus (attrib) (reports [c.250 BCE], B042), quoted by John Stobaeus - Anthology 4.44.68

Book Reference

'Ancilla to the Pre-Socratic Philosophers', ed/tr. Freeman,Kathleen [Harvard 1957], p.99


A Reaction

Something wrong with the translation here, if there is no Greek word for 'duty'.

Related Idea

Idea 7664 The Greeks have no notion of obligation or duty [Berlin]