Quotes by Protagoras

About Protagoras:

Protagoras is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato. In his dialogue, Protagoras, Plato credits him with having invented the role of the professional sophist.
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Let us hold our discussion together in our own persons, making trial of the truth and of ourselves.

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Man is the measure of all things.

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There are two sides to every question.

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As to gods, I have no way of knowing either that they exist or do not exist, or what they are like.

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The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.

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No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

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Concerning the gods I cannot know either that they exist or that they do not exist, or what form they might have, for there is much to prevent one's knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the shortness of man's life.

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Author Bio

  • NameProtagoras
  • Descriptionpre-Socratic Greek philosopher
  • Born486 BCE
  • Died411 BCE
  • CountryAncient Greece
  • ProfessionPhilosopher