Dialogue

 1 Charm|             at least a third of the work.~Having regard to the extent
 2 Charm|             of several parts of the work, especially of the Theaetetus,
 3 Charm|            they have bestowed on my work.~I have further to explain
 4 Charm|           assistance from the great work of Mr. Grote, which contains
 5 Charm|            read any portion of this work he will probably remark
 6 Charm|          suggestions throughout the work, but has largely extended
 7 Charm|           touches; and that it is a work of infinite pains, to be
 8 Charm|     comprehensive view of the whole work, of what has preceded and
 9 Charm|             terms of the other. His work should be rhythmical and
10 Charm|          should read as an original work, and should also be the
11 Charm|            general character of his work. He must ever be casting
12 Charm|          have to be overcome in the work of translation; and we are
13 Charm|       colour and style of the whole work. Equability of tone is best
14 Charm|          elements to enter into the work. For example, in translating
15 Charm|           the order adopted in this work, ends with the Republic,
16 Charm|     writings, or even from the same work, which he has not himself
17 Charm|         affect the substance of the work. It may be remarked further
18 Charm|           to the words ‘doing’ and ‘work’ an exclusively good sense:
19 Charm|         from Hesiod, who says that ‘work is no disgrace.’ Now do
20 Charm| distinguished making from doing and work; and, while admitting that
21 Charm|    honourable, to have thought that work was never any disgrace at
22 Charm|           him wise who does his own work.~O Critias, I said, no sooner
23 Charm|        temperate in doing another’s work, as well as in doing their
24 Charm|             to be benefited, by the work which he is doing?~I suppose
25 Charm|             I ask of you, what good work, worthy of the name wise,
26 Charm|            of weaving, or any other work of any other art? Can you
27 Charm|     medicine? Or does wisdom do the work of any of the other arts,—
28 Charm|           each of them do their own work? Have we not long ago asseverated