"When we see a woman bartering beauty for gold, we look upon such a one as no other than a common prostitute. ... It is the very same with philosophy: he who sets it forth for public sale, to be disposed of to the highest bidder, is a sophist, a public prostitute."
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Xenophon, Socrates in Memorabilia, 1.6.11, T. Stanley, trans., p. 535
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