Dialogue

 1  Gorg|         can teach everything and know nothing.~Polus is an impetuous
 2  Gorg|         Callicles, about whom we know nothing from other sources,
 3  Gorg|           Socrates would like to know before he replies, whether
 4  Gorg|         admit that if he did not know them previously he must
 5  Gorg|       the first place, a man may know justice and not be just—
 6  Gorg|           Socrates would like to know more about him; he cannot
 7  Gorg|        that if his pupil did not know justice the rhetorician
 8  Gorg|         up to manhood will never know the world. Philosophers
 9  Gorg|         incur. For you would not know how to defend yourself if
10  Gorg|        out. But he would like to know first of all what he and
11  Gorg|       adamantine bonds. I myself know not the true nature of these
12  Gorg|    nature of these things, but I know that no one can deny my
13  Gorg|    unravelled; and although they know that the end cannot justify
14  Gorg|          and independent; he can know what he does, and what he
15  Gorg|       does, and what he does not know; and though not without
16  Gorg|          control others; he must know mankind before he can manage
17  Gorg|       teacher; indeed, we hardly know what may not be effected
18  Gorg|          rest. We should like to know what became of the infants ‘
19  Gorg|          I dare say I shall soon know better; please to answer
20  Gorg|        obtained.~GORGIAS: Yes, I know the song; but what is your
21  Gorg|        her crown and end. Do you know any other effect of rhetoric
22  Gorg|         well aware that I do not know what, according to you,
23  Gorg|          SOCRATES: Now I want to know about rhetoric in the same
24  Gorg|     about rhetoric; for I do not know what my own meaning is as
25  Gorg|     ignorant; for with those who know he cannot be supposed to
26  Gorg|         the rhetorician need not know the truth about things;
27  Gorg|         knowledge than those who know?~GORGIAS: Yes, Socrates,
28  Gorg|      mean to say, does he really know anything of what is good
29  Gorg|     knowing is to be esteemed to know more about these things
30  Gorg|         knows? Or must the pupil know these things and come to
31  Gorg|         seem to the multitude to know them, when he does not know
32  Gorg|      know them, when he does not know them; and seem to be a good
33  Gorg|         pupil does chance not to know them, he will have to learn
34  Gorg|          rhetorician must either know the nature of the just and
35  Gorg|     acknowledge that he does not know, or cannot teach, the nature
36  Gorg|          that you would claim to know what Gorgias knows—would
37  Gorg|         he pleases, and you will know how to answer him?~POLUS:
38  Gorg|          on the body, of which I know no single name, but which
39  Gorg|        medicine, and pretends to know what food is the best for
40  Gorg|        together; neither do they know what to make of themselves,
41  Gorg|     themselves, nor do other men know what to make of them. For
42  Gorg|     willing to answer that I may know what you mean.~SOCRATES:
43  Gorg|        say that you did not even know whether the great king was
44  Gorg|          the truth; for I do not know how he stands in the matter
45  Gorg|     issue about matters which to know is honourable and not to
46  Gorg|         is honourable and not to know disgraceful; to know or
47  Gorg|          to know disgraceful; to know or not to know happiness
48  Gorg|   disgraceful; to know or not to know happiness and misery—that
49  Gorg|          arguing; his suffrage I know how to take; but with the
50  Gorg|      Tell me, then, and you will know, and let us suppose that
51  Gorg|      would seem as if he did not know the nature of health and
52  Gorg|      learn rhetoric, and did not know justice, he would teach
53  Gorg|        person of honour ought to know; he is inexperienced in
54  Gorg|         allow that you would not know what to do:—there you would
55  Gorg|          training, then I should know that I was in a satisfactory
56  Gorg|       tell you why I think so? I know that you, Callicles, and
57  Gorg|     should be carried, and, as I know, you came to the conclusion
58  Gorg|        the superior? I wanted to know clearly what you meant;
59  Gorg|           Certainly:—any one may know that to be my meaning.~CALLICLES:
60  Gorg|         is pleasant.~SOCRATES: I know; but still the actual hunger
61  Gorg|   quibbling means.~SOCRATES: You know, Callicles, but you affect
62  Gorg| Callicles, but you affect not to know.~CALLICLES: Well, get on,
63  Gorg|      keep fooling: then you will know what a wiseacre you are
64  Gorg|       CALLICLES: I really do not know what you mean.~SOCRATES:
65  Gorg|        aim only at pleasure, and know nothing of a better and
66  Gorg|        are other processes which know good and evil. And I considered
67  Gorg|  speeches? for, indeed, I do not know of such a man.~CALLICLES:
68  Gorg|       should have an ambition to know what is true and what is
69  Gorg|       far as possible? I want to know whether you agree with me;
70  Gorg|    invert everything: do you not know that he who imitates the
71  Gorg|       occasions on which he must know how to swim. And if you
72  Gorg|       was just now mentioning? I know that you will say, ‘I am
73  Gorg|          first, as to whether we know or do not know the art of
74  Gorg|        whether we know or do not know the art of building, and
75  Gorg|         because I really want to know in what way you think that
76  Gorg|         I should like further to know whether the Athenians are
77  Gorg|       the body. For none of them know that there is another art—
78  Gorg|       soul, you seem at first to know and understand and assent
79  Gorg|      said to you, My friend, you know nothing of gymnastics; those
80  Gorg|           Callicles, if I do not know that in the Athenian State
81  Gorg|       suffocating you, until you know not what to do; he gives
82  Gorg|          the same way, as I well know, if I am brought before
83  Gorg|     world aims, I desire only to know the truth, and to live as