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 1 [Title]|                                Eryxias~
 2 Pre    |        followers of Plato. The Eryxias was doubted by the ancients
 3 Intro  |     style or conception of the Eryxias. It is frequently obscure;
 4 Text   |                                ERYXIAS~PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE:
 5 Text   |        THE DIALOGUE: Socrates, Eryxias, Erasistratus, Critias.~
 6 Text   |        happened by chance that Eryxias the Steirian was walking
 7 Text   |        ask, Well, Socrates and Eryxias and Erasistratus, can you
 8 Text   |     our possessions?~Yes, said Eryxias, interposing, but what use
 9 Text   |      live?~I thought that what Eryxias was saying had some weight,
10 Text   |         he would lack nothing?~ERYXIAS: Yes; for then he might
11 Text   |      his art, if he so desire.~Eryxias looked askance, as if he
12 Text   |    richer than he.~I dare say, Eryxias, I said, that you may regard
13 Text   |       victory over the former.~Eryxias glanced at the audience,
14 Text   |      Do you really suppose so, Eryxias?~Certainly, replied Eryxias;
15 Text   |    Eryxias?~Certainly, replied Eryxias; I should be mad if I did
16 Text   |     the argument, and will ask Eryxias whether he thinks that there
17 Text   |       are just and unjust men?~ERYXIAS: Most decidedly.~CRITIAS:
18 Text   |      to you an evil or a good?~ERYXIAS: An evil.~CRITIAS: Do you
19 Text   |     state and the laws forbid?~ERYXIAS: Unjustly.~CRITIAS: And
20 Text   |    sickness a good or an evil?~ERYXIAS: An evil.~CRITIAS: Well,
21 Text   |      some men are intemperate?~ERYXIAS: Yes.~CRITIAS: Then, if
22 Text   |      arguing so admirably that Eryxias, if he had not been ashamed
23 Text   |       you mean, Socrates? said Eryxias, interrupting. Do we not
24 Text   |     order to supply his needs?~ERYXIAS: He would not.~SOCRATES:
25 Text   |       no such thing as wealth.~ERYXIAS: Clearly not.~SOCRATES:
26 Text   |    what is useful to this end?~Eryxias once more gave his assent,
27 Text   | production of the same result?~ERYXIAS: I cannot say more than
28 Text   |        equally in other cases.~ERYXIAS: Clearly.~SOCRATES: And
29 Text   |      for the production of it?~ERYXIAS: Of course not.~SOCRATES:
30 Text   |        to us for that purpose?~ERYXIAS: They would not.~SOCRATES:
31 Text   |  obtain what was useful to us?~ERYXIAS: O Socrates, you will never
32 Text   |      which they stand in need?~ERYXIAS: There are.~SOCRATES: And
33 Text   |      means of gold and silver?~ERYXIAS: True.~SOCRATES: Then if
34 Text   |       supply our bodily needs?~ERYXIAS: We do.~SOCRATES: Then if
35 Text   |      know how to use a horse?’~ERYXIAS: Certainly.~SOCRATES: And
36 Text   |       who knows how to use it?~ERYXIAS: True.~SOCRATES: And the
37 Text   |     case with everything else?~ERYXIAS: Yes.~SOCRATES: Then gold
38 Text   |     who knows how to use them?~ERYXIAS: Exactly.~SOCRATES: And
39 Text   |       anything should be used?~ERYXIAS: Yes.~SOCRATES: The good
40 Text   |     conferred riches upon him.~ERYXIAS: That is the case.~SOCRATES: