Dialogue

 1 Charm|       qualities, of virtue, power, wisdom, and the like, as feminine
 2 Charm|               Modesty, Discretion, Wisdom, without completely exhausting
 3 Charm|        places either Temperance or Wisdom, as the connection seemed
 4 Charm|           subject of temperance or wisdom? The answer is that (6)
 5 Charm|           them were remarkable for wisdom or beauty, or both. Critias,
 6 Charm|    temperate, but not know his own wisdom or temperance?~But that,
 7 Charm|       discover that temperance, or wisdom, if implying a knowledge
 8 Charm|      question about temperance, or wisdom, which, according to you,
 9 Charm|           wise, does temperance or wisdom, which is the science of
10 Charm|             Socrates, he said; for wisdom is not like the other sciences,
11 Charm|          what is that which is not wisdom, and of which wisdom is
12 Charm|           not wisdom, and of which wisdom is the science?~You are
13 Charm|            You come asking in what wisdom or temperance differs from
14 Charm|             and not of themselves; wisdom alone is a science of other
15 Charm|           you mean to affirm about wisdom.~I mean to say that wisdom
16 Charm|         wisdom.~I mean to say that wisdom is the only science which
17 Charm|            to do this. And this is wisdom and temperance and self-knowledge—
18 Charm|            science which is called wisdom or temperance is included.
19 Charm|         not acknowledge this to be wisdom or temperance, until I can
20 Charm|        maintain that temperance or wisdom is a science of science,
21 Charm|       saying, is self-knowledge or wisdom: so we were saying?~Yes,
22 Charm|          that he knows health;—not wisdom or temperance, but the art
23 Charm|            building,—neither, from wisdom or temperance: and the same
24 Charm|          That is evident.~How will wisdom, regarded only as a knowledge
25 Charm|          what he knows?~True.~Then wisdom or being wise appears to
26 Charm|        knowledge of some kind; but wisdom will not show him of what
27 Charm|      assumed to be the province of wisdom.~True.~And further, since
28 Charm|        Very true.~Then, assuredly, wisdom or temperance, if only a
29 Charm|          know his fellow in art or wisdom, and no one else.~That is
30 Charm|             is there any longer in wisdom or temperance which yet
31 Charm|            yet remains, if this is wisdom? If, indeed, as we were
32 Charm| administered under the guidance of wisdom, and everything else of
33 Charm|           everything else of which wisdom was the lord, would have
34 Charm|          as the great advantage of wisdom—to know what is known and
35 Charm|          assume then, I said, that wisdom, viewed in this new light
36 Charm|        which are to be gained from wisdom? And are not we looking
37 Charm|            observe that if this is wisdom, some strange consequences
38 Charm|         originally suggested, that wisdom is the knowledge of what
39 Charm|         doubtful, Critias, whether wisdom, such as this, would do
40 Charm|         saying just now, that such wisdom ordering the government
41 Charm|           be to admit that this is wisdom, I certainly cannot make
42 Charm|          this: Let us suppose that wisdom is such as we are now defining,
43 Charm|            be under the control of wisdom, and that she will deter
44 Charm|        according to knowledge, for wisdom would watch and prevent
45 Charm|            But that science is not wisdom or temperance, but a science
46 Charm|            if this be of use, then wisdom or temperance will not be
47 Charm|          why, he replied, will not wisdom be of use? For, however
48 Charm|        however much we assume that wisdom is a science of sciences,
49 Charm|          will benefit us.~And will wisdom give health? I said; is
50 Charm|        effect of medicine? Or does wisdom do the work of any of the
51 Charm|          long ago asseverated that wisdom is only the knowledge of
52 Charm|        else?~That is obvious.~Then wisdom will not be the producer
53 Charm|           Yes, different.~Nor does wisdom give advantage, my good
54 Charm|            Very true.~How then can wisdom be advantageous, when giving
55 Charm|         have no sound notion about wisdom; I was quite right in depreciating
56 Charm|         this name of temperance or wisdom. And yet many more admissions
57 Charm|        definition of temperance or wisdom: which result, as far as
58 Charm|        having such beauty and such wisdom and temperance of soul,
59 Charm|          or good in life from your wisdom and temperance. And still
60 Charm|        must be a bad enquirer, for wisdom or temperance I believe
61 Charm|           or have not this gift of wisdom and temperance; for how