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 1 Charm|                                 Charmides~
 2 Charm| INTRODUCTION~The subject of the Charmides is Temperance or (Greek),
 3 Charm| Aristotle.~The beautiful youth, Charmides, who is also the most temperate
 4 Charm|       needy man.’ (3) Once more Charmides makes the attempt. This
 5 Charm|          who takes the place of Charmides, distinguishes in his answer
 6 Charm|     nature of temperance, which Charmides has already discovered,
 7 Charm|       realised in the beautiful Charmides; (2) The true conception
 8 Charm|    chiefly centres in the youth Charmides, with whom Socrates talks
 9 Charm|       guardian of the beautiful Charmides. His love of reputation
10 Charm|    humility of Socrates. Nor in Charmides himself do we find any resemblance
11 Charm|     find any resemblance to the Charmides of history, except, perhaps,
12 Charm|        to have been borrowed by Charmides from another; and when the
13 Charm|      use?~The difficulty of the Charmides arises chiefly from the
14 Charm|        been already answered by Charmides himself, who has learned
15 Charm|  character.~The reasons why the Charmides, Lysis, Laches have been
16 Charm|   shortness and simplicity. The Charmides and the Lysis, if not the
17 Charm|                                 CHARMIDES, OR TEMPERANCE~PERSONS OF
18 Charm|  Socrates, who is the narrator, Charmides, Chaerephon, Critias.~SCENE:
19 Charm|          and who is his father?~Charmides, he replied, is his name;
20 Charm|    scarcely said the word, when Charmides entered.~Now you know, my
21 Charm|        attendant, he said, Call Charmides, and tell him that I want
22 Charm|         the charm will do more, Charmides, than only cure the headache.
23 Charm|      vital heat returned. Such, Charmides, I said, is the nature of
24 Charm|         to do with you, my dear Charmides.~Critias, when he heard
25 Charm|        tell you, Socrates, that Charmides is not only pre-eminent
26 Charm|       any quality.~Yes, I said, Charmides; and indeed I think that
27 Charm|  declares you to be, then, dear Charmides, blessed art thou, in being
28 Charm|     this quality of temperance?~Charmides blushed, and the blush heightened
29 Charm|        That is a natural reply, Charmides, and I think that you and
30 Charm|       quietness.~Are you right, Charmides? I said. No doubt some would
31 Charm|      are right.~Then once more, Charmides, I said, fix your attention,
32 Charm|      not.~But what matter, said Charmides, from whom I heard this?~
33 Charm|         he a fool who told you, Charmides?~Nay, he replied, I certainly
34 Charm|     reputation to maintain with Charmides and the rest of the company.
35 Charm|   entertained at the time, that Charmides had heard this answer about
36 Charm|    temperance from Critias. And Charmides, who did not want to answer
37 Charm|       and said—~Do you imagine, Charmides, that the author of this
38 Charm|        said. But for your sake, Charmides, I am very sorry—that you,
39 Charm|        good; and happy are you, Charmides, if you certainly possess
40 Charm|        the happier you will be.~Charmides said: I am sure that I do
41 Charm|     have had enough.~Very good, Charmides, said Critias; if you do
42 Charm|         not deserting him, said Charmides: if you who are my guardian
43 Charm|        are not conspiring, said Charmides, we have conspired already.~