“Crito, Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius. Pay it and do not neglect it.”

Ὦ Κρίτων […] τῷ Ἀσκληπιῷ ὀφείλομεν ἀλεκτρυόνα. ἀλλὰ ἀπόδοτε καὶ μὴ ἀμελήσητε.
Phaedo 118a
Plato, Phaedo, Last words

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classical Greek Athenian philosopher -470–-399 BC

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“Crito, Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius. Pay it and do not neglect it.”

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