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1 1 | excellent, in my opinion, as far as we have gone.~Athenian.
2 1 | Cleinias. The last would be by far the best sort of judge and
3 1 | or what would you say? A far inferior man to Tyrtaeus
4 1 | of a different race, is a far milder form of warfare.~
5 1 | warfare.~Cleinias. Certainly, far milder.~Athenian. Well,
6 1 | silver. And such an one is far better, as we affirm, than
7 1 | lawgiver to a rank which is far beneath him.~Athenian. Nay,
8 1 | habit, although they are far from being self–evident
9 1 | think that I can get as far as the fouth head, which
10 1 | the laws of Sparta, in as far as they relate to pleasure,
11 1 | Do you agree with me thus far?~Cleinias. Certainly.~Athenian.
12 2 | sort of dance?~Cleinias. Far otherwise.~Athenian. What,
13 2 | antiquated. At any rate, they are far from being corrupted in
14 2 | to win; for our ways are far and away better than any
15 2 | Certainly.~Athenian. Thus far I too should agree with
16 2 | States at the present day? As far as I can observe, except
17 2 | and these pleasures are so far from being the same, as
18 2 | part. For when evils are far gone and irremediable, the
19 2 | remember.~Athenian. Thus far I have spoken of the chorus
20 2 | Athenian. Are we agreed thus far?~Cleinias. About what?~Athenian.
21 2 | enchant?~Cleinias. He will be far more ready.~Athenian. There
22 2 | with which both of you are far more familiar than with
23 3 | my friend; he does indeed far overleap the heads of all
24 3 | lawgiver.~Cleinias. And thus far what you have said has been
25 3 | device, as it seemed, and a far better arrangement than
26 3 | take heed of the danger. As far as we can guess at this
27 3 | their contemporaries, as far as they were concerned not
28 3 | with that war which are far from honourable; nor, indeed,
29 3 | would be safe and happy, as far as the nature of man allows,
30 3 | governments led us thus far to enlarge. We remarked
31 4 | replied that such laws, in so far as they tended to promote
32 4 | states.~Cleinias. The best by far.~Athenian. And now let me
33 4 | days of Cronos, and, as far as the principle of immortality
34 4 | Protagoras): the words are far more true of him. And he
35 4 | be dear to God must, as far as is possible, be like
36 4 | legislating; and then when, as far as he is able, he has gone
37 4 | he carries his enquiries far back, and goes into the
38 4 | also instructing him as far as he is able, and he will
39 4 | that the double way is far better.~Athenian. Should
40 4 | they use the one only as far as they can; they do not
41 4 | occupations and arrive, as far as in us lies, at the nature
42 5 | injures his soul, and is far from honouring her; whereas,
43 5 | pleasure, then again he is far from honouring her; he only
44 5 | honour his soul with gifts—far otherwise; he sells her
45 5 | susceptible of improvement, as far as this is possible. And
46 5 | all these habits are by far the safest and most moderate;
47 5 | fellow citizens, he is by far the best, who rather than
48 5 | correcting the citizens as far as he can—he shall be proclaimed
49 5 | diminishes her glory as far as in him lies. Now every
50 5 | than the vicious life, and far superior in beauty and rectitude
51 5 | in a friendly spirit as far as he is able; and this
52 5 | rest of their property, as far as possible, so as to form
53 5 | to bid the citizens, as far as possible, not to lose
54 5 | sense in him, will attend as far as man can, and frame his
55 6 | matters, and choose, as far as they can, the eldest
56 6 | that the state may be as far as possible of one mind.
57 6 | everything have a guard as far as possible. Let the defence
58 6 | this is required, and, as far as they can, they shall
59 6 | superintend, taking them, as far as possible, at the times
60 6 | receive a kindly welcome, far better than he would at
61 6 | have betrayed the city, as far as lay in his power, and
62 6 | in private suits, too, as far as is possible, all should
63 6 | former one.~Athenian. Thus far, then, the old men’s rational
64 6 | legislators themselves, as far as this is possible.~Cleinias.
65 6 | marriage; in such matters, as far as possible, a man should
66 6 | speaking of Zeus, says:~ Far–seeing Zeus takes away half
67 6 | citizens is provided, as far as possible, with a sufficient
68 6 | you, which might have been far better, if they had been
69 6 | powers of resistance, and be far too much for the legislator.
70 7 | every living thing is by far the greatest and fullest?
71 7 | one another. And they are far from thinking that the contests
72 7 | us. And having got thus far, there will be a fitness
73 7 | is, of all and sundry, as far this is possible; and the
74 7 | women ought to share as far as possible in education
75 7 | be accomplished which is far from being small or insignificant,
76 7 | or satisfactory? Now, as far as possible, the law ought
77 7 | possession of the city, which is far from being an impossibility,
78 7 | pleasures, themselves being as far as possible alike, and shall
79 7 | extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest
80 7 | an ill bringing up, are far more fatal.~Cleinias. True.~
81 7 | them?~Cleinias. Clearly, far from good.~Athenian. Concerning
82 7 | of the Gods in heaven, so far as to be able to offer sacrifices
83 7 | matters ought to be learned so far as is necessary for the
84 8 | inferior natures, which is a far greater evil to the state
85 8 | these provisions do, as far as human means can effect
86 8 | training?~Cleinias. He will be far more temperate when he is
87 8 | yet, Cleinias, they were far worse educated in their
88 8 | citizens, and in their bodies far more lusty.~Cleinias. No
89 8 | Athenian. We had got about as far as the establishment of
90 8 | down on his own land as far as the clay, and if at this
91 9 | Cleinias. Yes; to them far above all others.~Athenian.
92 9 | read them, ought to be by far the noblest and the best?
93 9 | endeavour to ascertain how far we are consistent with ourselves,
94 9 | with ourselves, and how far we are inconsistent, and
95 9 | are inconsistent, and how far the many, from whom at any
96 9 | Cleinias, let us see how far we ourselves are consistent
97 9 | there is hurt, he must, as far as he can, make the hurt
98 9 | voluntarily, or at any rate in a far less degree; and he must
99 9 | Let us first speak, as far as we are able, of their
100 9 | will now distinguish, as far as we are able, according
101 9 | of matters which judges far worse educated than ours
102 9 | the stranger may be kept far away from the possibility
103 9 | that can happen to men; far worse are the punishments
104 10| and of the world, and not far from the beginning of their
105 10| address, Stranger, thus far, is excellent.~Athenian.
106 10| the severity of them as far as he can?~Cleinias. Why,
107 10| seeing that they are spread far and wide, such arguments
108 10| the sun, we shall not be far wrong in supposing one of
109 10| their opposites.~Cleinias. Far more.~Athenian. Suppose
110 10| whole, and each part, as far as may be, has an action
111 10| and to the universe, as far as the laws of the common
112 11| do whatever he ought, so far as he can; and he shall
113 11| is complete; and this, as far as possible, is to continue
114 11| is felt to be a penalty far heavier than a great loss
115 11| ancestor is a wonderful thing, far higher than that of a lifeless
116 12| always and in all things as far as possible in common and
117 12| any matters in which, as far as men can judge, there
118 12| trying to persuade men as far as he can. The intercourse
119 12| for the many are not so far wrong in their judgment
120 12| most important contracts as far as this was possible, the
121 12| all unrighteousness, as far as their evil minds can
122 12| great is their power, as far as in man lies? do indeed
123 12| godless, because they see, as far as they can see, things
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