And this, as I conceive, was the quality which, in addition to his natural gifts, Pericles acquired from his intercourse with Anaxagoras whom he happened to know. He was thus imbued with the higher philosophy, and attained the knowledge of Mind and the negative of Mind, which were favourite themes of Anaxagoras, and applied what suited his purpose to the art of speaking.
Periklesek lortu zuen hori, berez dohaindua izateaz gain. Izan ere, nire ustez, Perikles Anaxagorasekin topo egin ondoren bihurtu zen horrelakoa-goietako hizketaz betea, eta adimenaren eta pentsamenduaren izaerara heldutakoa, horietaz Anaxagorasek luze hitz egiten baitzuen-, eta hemendik atera zuen hitzaldien arterako komeni zitzaiona.