Dialogue

 1 Charm|     therefore in no need of the charm which Socrates is unable
 2 Charm| required to be accompanied by a charm, and if a person would repeat
 3 Charm|         person would repeat the charm at the same time that he
 4 Charm|     whole; but that without the charm the leaf would be of no
 5 Charm|       Then I will write out the charm from your dictation, he
 6 Charm|       explain the nature of the charm, about which I felt a difficulty
 7 Charm|      difficulty before. For the charm will do more, Charmides,
 8 Charm|      said, is the nature of the charm, which I learned when serving
 9 Charm|      taught me the cure and the charm at the same time added a
10 Charm|         soul to be cured by the charm. For this,’ he said, ‘is
11 Charm|       him the cure, without the charm.’ Now I have sworn, and
12 Charm|        me to apply the Thracian charm first to your soul, as the
13 Charm|   quality which is given by the charm; and this, as you say, is
14 Charm|         quality, I must use the charm before I give you the medicine.
15 Charm|     more am I grieved about the charm which I learned with so
16 Charm|     gift and can do without the charm; for if you can, I would
17 Charm|    Socrates, that I do need the charm, and as far as I am concerned,