4 Quotes & Sayings By Protagoras

Protagoras was the first recorded Greek philosopher. Although he is not considered one of the Seven Sages, he did write on subjects like ethics, politics, virtue, and the nature of man. He was also an early advocate of democracy and an opponent of dogmatism in philosophy.

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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. Protagoras
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Man is the measure of all things. Protagoras
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Let us hold our discussion together in our own persons, making trial of the truth and of ourselves. Protagoras