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 1 1 |        men, and we Cretans are of opinion that he earned this reputation
 2 1 |            Quite excellent, in my opinion, as far as we have gone.~
 3 1 |      intelligence, others by true opinion only, and then mind will
 4 1 |     constitutions.~Cleinias. Your opinion, Stranger, about the questions
 5 1 |        perception and memory, and opinion and prudence, heightened
 6 2 |           common saying is in our opinion true to nature or not. For
 7 2 |        themselves, but not in our opinion of them? For no one will
 8 2 |        legislator, and is, in his opinion, infamous; for no one, if
 9 2 |          of by pleasure and false opinion; and this is true of all
10 3 |          mean wisdom and mind and opinion, having affection and desire
11 3 |           am about to say; for my opinion is—~Cleinias. What?~Athenian.
12 3 |      reason in the soul is, in my opinion, the worst ignorance; and
13 3 |          opposed to knowledge, or opinion, or reason, which are her
14 3 |          and sea, but what, in my opinion, brought discredit was,
15 3 |          tell me at what, in your opinion, the legislator should aim.~
16 3 |          deserve an expression of opinion, but is best passed over
17 3 |    insolent refusal to regard the opinion of the better by reason
18 4 |   Cleinias. I remember, and am of opinion that we both were and are
19 4 |          Why, yes; and that is an opinion which is widely spread both
20 4 |           lawgiver, if he asks my opinion, will certainly legislate
21 5 |    honouring her; whereas, in our opinion, he ought to honour her
22 5 |           your words; but I am of opinion that, in matters which are
23 6 |         praised by all, and in my opinion is a great deal more than
24 6 |          which some citizen is of opinion that the public has been
25 6 |      these matters, and we are of opinion that we have spoken well.
26 6 |        things which in our united opinion the legislator and guardian
27 6 |        acquisition, or desire, or opinion, or knowledge—and this applies
28 6 |      sacred and fortunate. In our opinion, nothing can be more right
29 7 |       Athenian. There is a common opinion, that luxury makes the disposition
30 7 |          Megillus. You have a low opinion of mankind, Stranger.~Athenian.
31 7 |   comprehend all of them? I am of opinion, and, if I am not mistaken,
32 8 |          and tell you what is his opinion.~Cleinias. I will, Megillus,
33 9 |           writers to withhold his opinion about the beautiful, the
34 9 |           injustice. But when the opinion of the best, in whatever
35 9 |        hopes, which aimed at true opinion about the best. The latter
36 9 |        sureties sufficient in the opinion of the magistrates who try
37 10|        others, as you say, are of opinion that they do not care about
38 10|          first who have held this opinion about the Gods. There have
39 10|        had taken up in youth this opinion, that the Gods do not exist,
40 10| sacrifices and prayers. As to the opinion about the Gods which may
41 10|          of all doctrines, in the opinion of many.~Cleinias. I wish
42 10|         in support of the ancient opinion that there are Gods, and
43 10|           the source of this vain opinion of all those physical investigators;
44 10|       minds of others: that is my opinion of them.~Cleinias. You are
45 10|          attention, deliberation, opinion true and false, joy and
46 10|            that your present evil opinion may not grow to still greater
47 10|          like the Gods of popular opinion, eternal, yet having once
48 10|    endured, and he who holds this opinion may be fairly singled out
49 11|           say so?~Athenian. In my opinion, Cleinias, the ancient legislators
50 11|         of fathers who will be of opinion that the legislator should
51 12|       have no care of us, and the opinion of most men, and of the
52 12|           we must not, for in our opinion you speak most truly; but
53 12|       opposite, as I said, of the opinion which once prevailed among