§12.14.1κει περὶ Δημοχάρους τοιοῦτον οὐδέν.
had said any such thing about Demochares.
ἐξ ὧν ἐγώ, βεβαιοτέραν τὴν τῆς πατρίδος ἡγούμενος μαρτυρίαν ἢ τὴν Τιμαίου πικρίαν, θαρρῶν ἀποφαίνομαι μηδενὶ τὸν Δημοχάρους βίον ἔνοχον εἶναι τῶν τοιούτων κατηγορημάτων. §12.14.2καίπερ εἰ κατʼ ἀλήθειαν ὑπῆρχέ τι τοιοῦτον ἀτύχημα περὶ Δημοχάρην, ποῖος καιρὸς ἢ ποία πρᾶξις ἠνάγκασε Τίμαιον ταῦτα κατατάττειν εἰς τὴν ἱστορίαν; §12.14.3καθάπερ γὰρ οἱ νοῦν ἔχοντες, ἐπὰν ἀμύνασθαι κρίνωσι τοὺς ἐχθρούς, οὐ τοῦτο πρῶτον σκοποῦνται τί παθεῖν ἄξιός ἐστιν ὁ πλησίον, ἀλλὰ τί ποιεῖν αὐτοῖς πρέπει, τοῦτο μᾶλλον §12.14.4οὕτως καὶ περὶ τῶν λοιδοριῶν, οὐ τί τοῖς ἐχθροῖς ἀκούειν ἁρμόζει, τοῦτο πρῶτον ἡγητέον, ἀλλὰ τί λέγειν ἡμῖν πρέπει, τοῦτʼ ἀναγκαιότατον λογιστέον. §12.14.5περὶ δὲ τῶν πάντα μετρούντων ταῖς ἰδίαις ὀργαῖς καὶ φιλοτιμίαις ἀνάγκη πάνθʼ ὑποπτεύειν ἐστὶ καὶ πᾶσι διαπιστεῖν πέρα τοῦ δέοντος λεγομένοις. §12.14.6διὸ δὴ καὶ νῦν ἡμεῖς μὲν εἰκότως ἂν δόξαιμεν ἀθετεῖν τοῖς ὑπὸ Τιμαίου κατὰ Δημοχάρους εἰρημένοις· §12.14.7ἐκεῖνος δʼ ἂν οὐκ εἰκότως τυγχάνοι συγγνώμης οὐδὲ πίστεως ὑπʼ οὐδενὸς διὰ τὸ προφανῶς ἐν ταῖς λοιδορίαις ἐκπίπτειν τοῦ καθήκοντος διὰ τὴν ἔμφυτον πικρίαν.
From which I, considering the testimony of his country more credible than the bitterness of Timaeus, confidently declare that the life of Demochares is not liable to any of such accusations. And yet, even if in truth some such misfortune had occurred regarding Demochares, what occasion or what action forced Timaeus to record these things in his history? For just as sensible men, when they decide to avenge themselves on their enemies, do not look first to what their neighbor deserves to suffer, but rather to what is fitting for themselves to do, so also regarding abuse, we must not consider first what is proper for our enemies to hear, but we must reckon most necessary what is fitting for us to say. But in the case of those who measure everything by their own anger and jealousy, it is necessary to suspect everything and to distrust everything that is said beyond what is proper. Wherefore now we indeed might reasonably be thought to reject the things said by Timaeus against Demochares; but he would not reasonably obtain pardon or credit from anyone, because of his obvious departure from duty in his abuse, owing to his innate bitterness.