Dialogue

 1 Euthyd|         which the two brothers, Dionysodorus and Euthydemus, are the
 2 Euthyd|        and were not wise.’ Then Dionysodorus takes up the ball: ‘Who
 3 Euthyd|       you know.’ ‘But,’ retorts Dionysodorus, ‘is not learning acquiring
 4 Euthyd| contradicting them. ‘But,’ says Dionysodorus, ‘there is no such thing
 5 Euthyd|        knows all things: he and Dionysodorus and all other men know all
 6 Euthyd|         tell him how many teeth Dionysodorus has, and if Dionysodorus
 7 Euthyd|        Dionysodorus has, and if Dionysodorus will give him a like piece
 8 Euthyd|        verb ‘to know.’ And here Dionysodorus is caught ‘napping,’ and
 9 Euthyd|      his nephew Iolaus to help. Dionysodorus rejoins that Iolaus was
10 Euthyd|     praises the indifference of Dionysodorus and Euthydemus to public
11 Euthyd|  growing up. The description of Dionysodorus and Euthydemus suggests
12 Euthyd|       in which Socrates catches Dionysodorus.~The epilogue or conclusion
13 Euthyd|    philosophy as Euthydemus and Dionysodorus. The Eclectic, the Syncretist,
14 Euthyd|    Crito, Cleinias, Euthydemus, Dionysodorus, Ctesippus.~SCENE: The Lyceum.~
15 Euthyd|      hand there was his brother Dionysodorus, who also took part in the
16 Euthyd|         brothers Euthydemus and Dionysodorus came in, and several others
17 Euthyd|        me, as you describe; and Dionysodorus and Euthydemus, when they
18 Euthyd|        wise men, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, Cleinias, wise not in a
19 Euthyd|      you quite sure about this, Dionysodorus and Euthydemus? the promise
20 Euthyd|     disciples of Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, followed his example. And
21 Euthyd|        I said: O Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, I earnestly request you
22 Euthyd|       Certainly, Socrates, said Dionysodorus; our art will do both.~And
23 Euthyd|       And you and your brother, Dionysodorus, I said, of all men who
24 Euthyd|      Whichever he answers, said Dionysodorus, leaning forward so as to
25 Euthyd|     time to recover his breath, Dionysodorus cleverly took him in hand,
26 Euthyd|         they do not know?~Again Dionysodorus whispered to me: That, Socrates,
27 Euthyd|    hardly out of his mouth when Dionysodorus took up the argument, like
28 Euthyd|         And now, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, I think that we have had
29 Euthyd|   hearing this; and I turned to Dionysodorus and Euthydemus and said:
30 Euthyd|     practise wisdom and virtue. Dionysodorus, who was the elder, spoke
31 Euthyd|       were in profound earnest. Dionysodorus said:~Reflect, Socrates;
32 Euthyd|        the truth. And therefore Dionysodorus, if he says that which is,
33 Euthyd|      says what is false; but if Dionysodorus says anything, he says what
34 Euthyd|       are.~Why, Ctesippus, said Dionysodorus, do you mean to say that
35 Euthyd|        abusive, Ctesippus, said Dionysodorus, you are abusive!~Indeed,
36 Euthyd|      abusive!~Indeed, I am not, Dionysodorus, he replied; for I love
37 Euthyd|        I offer my old person to Dionysodorus; he may put me into the
38 Euthyd|    piece of virtue. And here is Dionysodorus fancying that I am angry
39 Euthyd|    contradiction, O illustrious Dionysodorus; for they are quite different
40 Euthyd|     things.~Contradiction! said Dionysodorus; why, there never was such
41 Euthyd|       question of that. Do you, Dionysodorus, maintain that there is
42 Euthyd|       may hear me contradicting Dionysodorus.~Are you prepared to make
43 Euthyd|    contradict one another, said Dionysodorus, when both of us are describing
44 Euthyd|         said: What do you mean, Dionysodorus? I have often heard, and
45 Euthyd|       saying this as a paradox, Dionysodorus; or do you seriously maintain
46 Euthyd|     just now to refute me, said Dionysodorus; for how can I tell you
47 Euthyd|        fool, Socrates, rejoined Dionysodorus, that you bring up now what
48 Euthyd|         what do you mean by it, Dionysodorus? You must mean that I cannot
49 Euthyd|       answer.~What, before you, Dionysodorus? I said.~Answer, said he.~
50 Euthyd|     inclined to think, however, Dionysodorus and Euthydemus, that this
51 Euthyd|         either by Euthydemus or Dionysodorus. I dare say, my good Crito,
52 Euthyd|        with you and our beloved Dionysodorus, I cannot complain. Tell
53 Euthyd|   Certainly not, Socrates, said Dionysodorus.~What do you mean, I said;
54 Euthyd|      know one thing.~O heavens, Dionysodorus, I said, I see now that
55 Euthyd|        asked Euthydemus whether Dionysodorus could dance.~Certainly,
56 Euthyd|        the help of your brother Dionysodorus; then you may do it. Tell
57 Euthyd|       are unjust?~Nowhere, said Dionysodorus.~Then, I said, I do not
58 Euthyd|    argument, said Euthydemus to Dionysodorus; he will be proved not to
59 Euthyd|       knowing at the same time.~Dionysodorus blushed.~I turned to the
60 Euthyd|        a mistake?~What, replied Dionysodorus in a moment; am I the brother
61 Euthyd|    running away, Socrates, said Dionysodorus, and refusing to answer.~
62 Euthyd|   yourself of this strain, said Dionysodorus, will you inform me whether
63 Euthyd|     that I had best answer you, Dionysodorus, I said, for you will insist
64 Euthyd|       answer my questions, said Dionysodorus, I will soon extract the
65 Euthyd|      little question more, said Dionysodorus, quickly interposing, in
66 Euthyd|  Euthydemus held his peace, but Dionysodorus returned to the previous
67 Euthyd|    silence of the speaker? said Dionysodorus.~Impossible, said Ctesippus.~
68 Euthyd|          Neither and both, said Dionysodorus, quickly interposing; I
69 Euthyd|     things?~Why, Socrates, said Dionysodorus, did you ever see a beautiful
70 Euthyd|         a beautiful thing?~Yes, Dionysodorus, I replied, I have seen
71 Euthyd|    present with you, or are you Dionysodorus, because Dionysodorus is
72 Euthyd|       you Dionysodorus, because Dionysodorus is present with you?~God
73 Euthyd| non-existent.~What do you mean, Dionysodorus? I said. Is not the honourable
74 Euthyd|       to be other. But I think, Dionysodorus, that you must have intentionally
75 Euthyd|       may get away, I said: No, Dionysodorus, I have not.~What a miserable
76 Euthyd|         mark of gentility.~Nay, Dionysodorus, I said, do not be rough;
77 Euthyd|  unknown to us.~No matter, said Dionysodorus, for you admit that you
78 Euthyd|       is Heracles a Bravo? said Dionysodorus.~Poseidon, said Ctesippus,
79 Euthyd|      your words, Euthydemus and Dionysodorus, but there is nothing that