Dialogue

1 Lache|     tell you at the time the reason why my friend Melesias and
2 Lache|    any reserve with you. The reason was, that we were intending
3 Lache|      ourselves; which is the reason why he who fancies that
4 Lache|       SOCRATES: And for this reason, as I imagine,—because a
5 Lache| badly, and that this was the reason of your answering badly.
6 Lache|      deemed courage. Hear my reason: I am sure, Laches, that
7 Lache|    law there might have been reason in so doing; but why should
8 Lache|      he means, and if he has reason on his side we will agree
9 Lache|    human beings ever know by reason of their difficulty. He