Exercising Keen Insight with the Wisdom of the Sages

Notes

1. §8.38.1φησί — It is a parenthetical expression ("he says") introducing a quote, though the specific speaker is not named; it likely refers to a general wise person, a maxim, or the inner ruling reason.
2. §8.38.1σοφωτάτοις — The masculine dative plural of the superlative adjective `σοφός` ("wise"). It is interpreted here as a dative of association or reference ("in the company of the wisest" or "according to the standard of the wisest"). Although some editors emend it to the adverb `σοφωτάτως` ("most wisely") or the vocative `σοφώτατε` ("O wisest one"), this translation follows the transmitted text as "with/among the wisest."