Dialogue

 1  Gorg|       done evil he had better be punished than unpunished; to which
 2  Gorg|          that such acts would be punished, but he is still of opinion
 3  Gorg|        man better off when he is punished or when he is unpunished?
 4  Gorg|         to punish is just, to be punished is just, and therefore fair,
 5  Gorg|         criminal is happier when punished than when unpunished, any
 6  Gorg|          rewarded and the wicked punished. Though, as he says in the
 7  Gorg|        were the better for being punished.’ Still his doctrine of
 8  Gorg|       say would be certain to be punished.~SOCRATES: And punishment
 9  Gorg|       hand, if the unjust be not punished, then, according to you,
10  Gorg| miserable, however, if he be not punished and does not meet with retribution,
11  Gorg|          less miserable if he be punished and meets with retribution
12  Gorg|           and that those who are punished are less miserable—are you
13  Gorg|         injustice: and not to be punished than to be punished.~POLUS:
14  Gorg|        to be punished than to be punished.~POLUS: And I should say
15  Gorg|         let me ask whether being punished is suffering or acting?~
16  Gorg|         SOCRATES: Then he who is punished and suffers retribution,
17  Gorg|      what is honourable, and the punished suffers what is honourable?~
18  Gorg|         SOCRATES: Then he who is punished suffers what is good?~POLUS:
19  Gorg|       mean, that if he be justly punished his soul is improved.~POLUS:
20  Gorg|         SOCRATES: Then he who is punished is delivered from the evil
21  Gorg|        to do wrong and not to be punished, is first and greatest of
22  Gorg|      done wrong and has not been punished, is, and ought to be, the
23  Gorg|     where he will be immediately punished; he will run to the judge,
24  Gorg|         try to prevent his being punished, or appearing before the
25  Gorg|        or if he does, he will be punished; —his share will exceed
26  Gorg|          as possible, and not be punished?~CALLICLES: True.~SOCRATES:
27  Gorg|       twofold: he who is rightly punished ought either to become better
28  Gorg|       are improved when they are punished by gods and men, are those
29  Gorg|       just, and be chastised and punished; also that he should avoid