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1 1 | good, indeed; and still better when we see them; let us
2 1 | argument, and will now be better able to understand what
3 1 | and the state in which the better citizens win a victory over
4 1 | may be truly said to be better than itself, and may be
5 1 | case.~Athenian. Whether the better is ever really conquered
6 1 | Now, which would be the better judge—one who destroyed
7 1 | say that there are still better men whose virtue is displayed
8 1 | And such an one is far better, as we affirm, than the
9 1 | united with courage, are better than courage only; for a
10 1 | prospect of reward to get the better of them? Where is an ordinance
11 1 | believe that I can tell better than either of you what
12 1 | friendly spirit will be all the better for it.~Athenian. Very good;
13 1 | drinks wine he begins to be better pleased with himself, and
14 1 | pleasure madden us? What is better adapted than the festive
15 2 | accordingly: which now is the better trained in dancing and music—
16 2 | sculptures are not a whit better or worse than the work of
17 2 | our ways are far and away better than any which at present
18 2 | characters put before them better than their own, and so receiving
19 2 | of the inferior or of the better soul?~Cleinias. Surely,
20 2 | Cleinias. Surely, that of the better soul.~Athenian. Then the
21 2 | or one which will have a better effect in making them do
22 2 | perhaps you will understand me better if I put the matter in another
23 2 | sing, may be expected to be better trained. For they need to
24 2 | improved? they would part better friends than they were,
25 3 | Crete. And we are all the better for the digression, because
26 3 | as it seemed, and a far better arrangement than the expedition
27 3 | thought, in the Heraclidae better leaders than the Pelopidae;
28 3 | course, then the moderate or better was more than the immoderate
29 3 | that time was to get the better of the established laws,
30 3 | equals, the soldiers were on better terms with their generals,
31 3 | regard the opinion of the better by reason of an over–daring
32 3 | being foreign if they are better. Grant me then this favour,
33 4 | Stranger; there could not be better.~Athenian. Alas! what a
34 4 | directly repel their enemies. Better for them to have lost many
35 4 | by land made the Hellenes better; whereas the sea–fights
36 4 | both together—made them no better, if I may say so without
37 4 | neither is nor ever will be a better or speedier way of establishing
38 4 | in the hope that I may be better able to answer your question:
39 4 | a cure. Now which is the better way of proceeding in a physician
40 4 | in a trainer? Is he the better who accomplishes his ends
41 4 | that the double way is far better.~Athenian. Should you like
42 4 | play, make a second and better beginning, if you please,
43 5 | there are two parts: the better and superior, which rules,
44 5 | without making her in any way better, seems to honour her, but
45 5 | our glory is to follow the better and improve the inferior,
46 5 | that he ought to get the better by defaming others, is less
47 5 | and condescend to follow a better man than himself, not allowing
48 5 | evils he will change for the better; and as to the goods which
49 5 | escaped by us, and yet we had better say how, if we had not escaped,
50 5 | state which will be truer or better or more exalted in virtue.
51 5 | places, and that some beget better men and others worse; and
52 6 | thought by somebody to be better than one who is, let him
53 6 | and make oath that he is better, and propose him; and whichever
54 6 | is another equality, of a better and higher kind, which is
55 6 | receive a kindly welcome, far better than he would at the hands
56 6 | power of making the citizen better, but embrace those which
57 6 | promote friendship and “better acquaintance,” as the phrase
58 6 | man has found his slaves better in every way than brethren
59 6 | guarded will be infinitely better for security. Until the
60 6 | which might have been far better, if they had been only regulated
61 6 | we should both of us like better, Stranger, than to hear
62 6 | women also, we shall see better when we approach and take
63 6 | in detail, and shall be better able to lay down the laws
64 7 | coming from without gets the better of the terrible and violent
65 7 | described; if you know of any better, will you communicate your
66 7 | wrestling and to enunciate better ones.~Athenian. Now we must
67 7 | Can any of us imagine a better mode of effecting this object
68 7 | made ten thousand times better by attaining to law and
69 7 | those who are trained in it better men, whereas the other makes
70 7 | to them, and men having a better understanding about them:
71 7 | hear; I cannot imagine any better pattern than this which
72 7 | education can have. He cannot do better than advise the teachers
73 7 | if they are the same or better we will give you a chorus;
74 7 | questions, which will be a fair, better and more graceful way of
75 7 | speaking now, and can be better instructed and learn to
76 7 | instructed and learn to use better language, then I quite agree
77 7 | make the souls of young men better, and the censure to that
78 8 | soul and body is no way better than the dissolution of
79 8 | up. The military sort had better be completely described
80 8 | made may possibly get the better of most of these desires;
81 8 | say to them, you should be better than the animals. But if
82 8 | are not able to get the better of the temptation, the guardians
83 8 | present, I think that we had better allow the Stranger to proceed
84 8 | third kind which may be better than either of them? The
85 8 | and they will be of a kind better suited to free men. For
86 8 | likely to superintend them better, because more revenue will
87 8 | articles of food, sometimes better and sometimes worse.~Cleinias.
88 9 | makes him who suffers either better or not so much worse as
89 9 | failed; and may he have better fortune than his predecessors!~
90 9 | childish wantonness, himself no better than a child. And if this
91 9 | nothing can be nobler and better than that the truth about
92 9 | obscuring the juster and better; and so working darkness
93 9 | their sacred rites with better fortune than his father
94 10| existence of Gods, if not in a better manner than other men, at
95 10| prefer the shorter to the better. It is a matter of no small
96 10| think therefore that I had better first ask the questions
97 10| sun, which is therefore better than the sun, whether taking
98 10| not able to say anything better, then he must yield to us
99 10| sort of men, knowing the better, choose the worse because
100 10| Decidedly not well.~Athenian. No better would be the result with
101 10| the pieces; sending the better nature to the better place,
102 10| the better nature to the better place, and the worse to
103 10| carried into another and better place, which is perfect
104 10| to the worse souls, or if better to the better, and in every
105 10| souls, or if better to the better, and in every succession
106 10| permit them, and who are better men than they are; and the
107 11| abstain; and this will be a better possession to me than the
108 11| to me than the other in a better part of myself; for the
109 11| presence of his superiors. Now better men are the superiors of
110 11| mistaken, will have something better to say to our departing
111 11| his second son in hope of better fortune. If the testator
112 11| altogether, or lose the better half of greatness. Wherefore
113 12| the legislator ought to be better informed than all the, poets
114 12| ever will be a higher, or better, or more scientific principle
115 12| For if the examiners are better than the magistrates, and
116 12| to have come home neither better nor worse, let him be praised
117 12| enthusiasm; and if he be much better, let him be praised so much
118 12| youth, show himself to be better than him who has won the
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