Quis autem non laudabit hominem tam numerosa arte multiscium, totiugi scientia magnificum, tot utensilium peritia daedalum? Quin et ipse Hippian laudo, sed ingenii eius fecunditatem malo doctrinae quam supellectilis multiformi instrumento aemulari, fateorque me sellularias quidem artes minus callere, vestem de textrina emere, baxeas istas de sutrina praestinare, enimvero anulum nec gestare, gemmam et aurum iuxta plumbum et lapillos nulli aestimare, strigilem et ampullam ceteraque balnei utensilia nundinis mercari.
Now who will not praise a man deeply versed in so many trades, extraordinary for his encyclopedic knowledge, the dexterous maker of so many useful things? Why, I too praise Hippias, but I prefer to imitate his fertile talent by having a multifarious stock of learning rather than of accessories, and I confess to being none too skilled in the sedentary arts: I buy my clothing from a weavers shop, buy these sandals from a cobblers, while a ring is something I do not even wear, gems and gold I value as highly as lead and pebbles, and purchase my strigil, oil flask and other bathing equipment at the market.
final_alignments\Apuleius_Florida.json