Dialogue

  1 Euthyd|          you learned you did not know and were not wise.’ Then
  2 Euthyd|      said Euthydemus, ‘what they know or what they do not know?’ ‘
  3 Euthyd|         know or what they do not know?’ ‘The latter.’ ‘And dictation
  4 Euthyd|        letters?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And you know letters?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Then you
  5 Euthyd|          Then you learn what you know.’ ‘But,’ retorts Dionysodorus, ‘
  6 Euthyd|      learn that which you do not know.’~Socrates is afraid that
  7 Euthyd|      something; and as he cannot know and not know, he cannot
  8 Euthyd|        as he cannot know and not know, he cannot know some things
  9 Euthyd|          and not know, he cannot know some things and not know
 10 Euthyd|         know some things and not know others, and therefore he
 11 Euthyd|   Dionysodorus and all other men know all things. ‘Do they know
 12 Euthyd|        know all things. ‘Do they know shoemaking, etc?’ ‘Yes.’
 13 Euthyd|     absoluteness of the verb ‘to know.’ And here Dionysodorus
 14 Euthyd|        confess that ‘he does not know the good to be unjust.’
 15 Euthyd|     enquire either into what you know or do not know,’ is lightly
 16 Euthyd|          what you know or do not know,’ is lightly touched upon
 17 Euthyd|         their wisdom, that I may know beforehand what we are going
 18 Euthyd|          way of wisdom, for they know all about war,—all that
 19 Euthyd|          a good general ought to know about the array and command
 20 Euthyd|     fighting in armour: and they know about law too, and can teach
 21 Euthyd|      learners you did not as yet know the things which you were
 22 Euthyd|        learning what you did not know, were unlearned when you
 23 Euthyd|       who learn, learn what they know, or what they do not know?~
 24 Euthyd|        know, or what they do not know?~Again Dionysodorus whispered
 25 Euthyd|   learned learn what they do not know; and he put him through
 26 Euthyd|       same as before.~Do you not know letters?~He assented.~All
 27 Euthyd|         he assented.~Then if you know all letters, he dictates
 28 Euthyd|          dictates that which you know?~This again was admitted
 29 Euthyd|         but he only who does not know letters learns?~Nay, said
 30 Euthyd|      said he, you learn what you know, if you know all the letters?~
 31 Euthyd|      learn what you know, if you know all the letters?~He admitted
 32 Euthyd|   admitted that those who do not know are of the number of those
 33 Euthyd|        he said, those who do not know learn, and not those who
 34 Euthyd|         learn, and not those who know.~Euthydemus was proceeding
 35 Euthyd|       initiated, is, as you will know, accompanied by dancing
 36 Euthyd|      perceiving that you did not know, wanted to explain to you
 37 Euthyd|       sorts of men, of those who know, and of those who do not
 38 Euthyd|          and of those who do not know. There was a similar trick
 39 Euthyd|      whether men learn what they know or what they do not know.
 40 Euthyd|         know or what they do not know. These parts of learning
 41 Euthyd|   good-fortune; even a child may know that.~The simple-minded
 42 Euthyd|          said to him: Do you not know, Cleinias, that flute-players
 43 Euthyd|       what they give us. If they know how to destroy men in such
 44 Euthyd|          into a good one—if they know this (and they do know this—
 45 Euthyd|      they know this (and they do know this—at any rate they said
 46 Euthyd|        of wise men: and indeed I know not what to make of this
 47 Euthyd|        mouth at all, because you know that you ought not.~You
 48 Euthyd|       They are alive.~And do you know of any word which is alive?~
 49 Euthyd| composers of speeches who do not know how to use the speeches
 50 Euthyd|       the makers of lyres do not know how to use the lyres; and
 51 Euthyd|       statesman, for he does not know how to use them himself;
 52 Euthyd|        nonsense.~SOCRATES: All I know is that I heard these words,
 53 Euthyd|       Crito. But at any rate you know that if this is the art
 54 Euthyd|         tell me, he said, do you know anything?~Yes, I said, I
 55 Euthyd|         anything?~Yes, I said, I know many things, but not anything
 56 Euthyd|         something?~I did.~If you know, you are knowing.~Certainly,
 57 Euthyd|         not, if you are knowing, know all things?~Certainly not,
 58 Euthyd|      other things which I do not know.~And if you do not know,
 59 Euthyd|          know.~And if you do not know, you are not knowing.~Yes,
 60 Euthyd|           of that which I do not know.~Still you are not knowing,
 61 Euthyd|           and therefore, since I know one thing, that I know all,
 62 Euthyd|         I know one thing, that I know all, for I cannot be knowing
 63 Euthyd|          the same time, and if I know all things, then I must
 64 Euthyd|        then, you two, do you not know some things, and not know
 65 Euthyd|        know some things, and not know others?~Certainly not, Socrates,
 66 Euthyd|         you mean, I said; do you know nothing?~Nay, he replied,
 67 Euthyd|           Nay, he replied, we do know something.~Then, I said,
 68 Euthyd|     something.~Then, I said, you know all things, if you know
 69 Euthyd|          know all things, if you know anything?~Yes, all things,
 70 Euthyd|   blessing! And do all other men know all things or nothing?~Certainly,
 71 Euthyd|          he replied; they cannot know some things, and not know
 72 Euthyd|        know some things, and not know others, and be at the same
 73 Euthyd|      inference? I said.~They all know all things, he replied,
 74 Euthyd|      things, he replied, if they know one thing.~O heavens, Dionysodorus,
 75 Euthyd|          do you really and truly know all things, including carpentering
 76 Euthyd|   Certainly, he said.~And do you know stitching?~Yes, by the gods,
 77 Euthyd|        cobbling, too.~And do you know things such as the numbers
 78 Euthyd|         which would enable me to know whether you speak truly.~
 79 Euthyd|        not take our word that we know all things?~Certainly not,
 80 Euthyd|         thing, and then we shall know that you are speak the truth;
 81 Euthyd|         said.~And did you always know this?~Always, he said.~When
 82 Euthyd|        incredulous, if I did not know you to be wise men.~But
 83 Euthyd|          will prove to me that I know and have always known all
 84 Euthyd|        and I will answer.~Do you know something, Socrates, or
 85 Euthyd|    Something, I said.~And do you know with what you know, or with
 86 Euthyd|        do you know with what you know, or with something else?~
 87 Euthyd|      something else?~With what I know; and I suppose that you
 88 Euthyd|  whatever you bid; when I do not know what you are asking, you
 89 Euthyd|         said, again, whether you know what you know with something,
 90 Euthyd|        whether you know what you know with something, or with
 91 Euthyd|          nothing.~Yes, I said; I know with my soul.~The man will
 92 Euthyd|           he said, with what you know, but whether you know with
 93 Euthyd|        you know, but whether you know with something.~Again I
 94 Euthyd|      answer simply that I always know what I know with something.~
 95 Euthyd|        that I always know what I know with something.~And is that
 96 Euthyd|        Always, I replied, when I know, I know with this.~Will
 97 Euthyd|          replied, when I know, I know with this.~Will you not
 98 Euthyd|        now answer: Do you always know with this?~Always; since
 99 Euthyd|       withdraw the words ‘when I know.’~You always know with this,
100 Euthyd|         when I know.’~You always know with this, or, always knowing,
101 Euthyd|           always knowing, do you know some things with this, and
102 Euthyd|        something else, or do you know all things with this?~All
103 Euthyd|     things with this?~All that I know, I replied, I know with
104 Euthyd|        that I know, I replied, I know with this.~There again,
105 Euthyd|      take away the words ‘that I know.’~Nay, take nothing away;
106 Euthyd|        ask: Would you be able to know all things, if you did not
107 Euthyd|       all things, if you did not know all things?~Quite impossible.~
108 Euthyd|         for you confess that you know all things.~I suppose that
109 Euthyd|     implied in the words ‘that I know’ is not allowed to stand;
110 Euthyd|    allowed to stand; and so I do know all things.~And have you
111 Euthyd|         admitted that you always know all things with that which
112 Euthyd|       things with that which you know, whether you make the addition
113 Euthyd|        the addition of ‘when you know them’ or not? for you have
114 Euthyd|        all things, if you always know them; and I swear that you
115 Euthyd|         shall always continue to know all things, if I am of the
116 Euthyd|    cannot doubt that I really do know all things, when I am told
117 Euthyd|      wisdom—how can I say that I know such things, Euthydemus,
118 Euthyd|      good are unjust; come, do I know that or not?~Certainly,
119 Euthyd|      that or not?~Certainly, you know that.~What do I know?~That
120 Euthyd|         you know that.~What do I know?~That the good are not unjust.~
121 Euthyd|           Then, I said, I do not know this.~You are ruining the
122 Euthyd|         he will be proved not to know, and then after all he will
123 Euthyd|        from proving to me that I know the good to be unjust; such
124 Euthyd|        asking—that I pretty well know—out of envy, in order to
125 Euthyd|           Good, I say. And yet I know that I am going to be caught
126 Euthyd|        known is here affirmed to know.~‘What one sees, that one
127 Euthyd|      said, do you think that you know what is your own?~Yes, I
128 Euthyd|         say? First of all let me know;—What manner of man was
129 Euthyd|         beings: so that I do not know how I can advise the youth
130 Euthyd|           Dear Crito, do you not know that in every profession