Dialogue

 1 Lysis|           then has to be devised. May not desire be the source
 2 Lysis|        discussed in the Lysis. We may ask with Socrates, 1) whether
 3 Lysis|         good; or 3) whether there may not be some peculiar attraction,
 4 Lysis|      friendship is always mutual,—may there not be a one-sided
 5 Lysis|          different circumstances, may make a much less favourable
 6 Lysis|          who have no family ties, may not the feeling pass beyond
 7 Lysis|         ancient point of view, we may regard the question in a
 8 Lysis|          trials, but only that he may minister to them. Among
 9 Lysis|         either of them, though it may be to the loss of the other.
10 Lysis|           loss of the other. They may live apart and have little
11 Lysis|        who sees with clearer eyes may be of inestimable value.
12 Lysis|      other failure or misfortune, may restore the necessary courage
13 Lysis|     affection for us. Friendships may be too violent; and they
14 Lysis|          be too violent; and they may be too sensitive. The egotism
15 Lysis|     egotism of one of the parties may be too much for the other.
16 Lysis|          happiness of friends.~We may expect a friendship almost
17 Lysis|   friendship.~Another question 9) may be raised, whether friendship
18 Lysis|          not deny that great good may result from such attachments,
19 Lysis|         attachments, for the mind may be drawn out and the character
20 Lysis|           be always permanent, we may ask when and upon what conditions
21 Lysis|       between them begins to drag may be better for both of them.
22 Lysis|          to make or keep a friend may profitably study. (Compare
23 Lysis|        said, and put in here; you may as well.~Who are you, I
24 Lysis|          every likelihood that we may have our sleep murdered
25 Lysis|           purport of them, that I may be able to judge of your
26 Lysis|       will be a glory to you, and may be truly regarded as hymns
27 Lysis|          further advice which you may have to offer. Will you
28 Lysis|           what words or actions I may become endeared to my love?~
29 Lysis|           let me talk with him, I may perhaps be able to show
30 Lysis|       hireling more than you? and may he do what he likes with
31 Lysis|           But I dare say that you may take the whip and guide
32 Lysis|           will not.~Then, I said, may no one use the whip to the
33 Lysis| barbarians, men and women,—and we may do as we please about them,
34 Lysis|         to argue with him.~That I may make a fool of myself?~No,
35 Lysis|        the beloved the friend; or may either be the friend?~Either
36 Lysis|      either be the friend?~Either may, I should think, be the
37 Lysis|         whether loving or hating, may be dear to the lover of
38 Lysis|    preceding instance, that a man may be the friend of one who
39 Lysis|         is not his friend, or who may be his enemy, when he loves
40 Lysis|      which even hates him. And he may be the enemy of one who
41 Lysis|         But, O Menexenus! I said, may we not have been altogether
42 Lysis|        right in saying this?~They may be.~Perhaps, I said, about
43 Lysis|           is like; still the good may be the friend of the good
44 Lysis|          a further consideration: may not all these notions of
45 Lysis|      friendship be erroneous? but may not that which is neither
46 Lysis|       neither good nor evil.~That may be assumed to be certain.~
47 Lysis|           presence of evil?~So we may infer.~And clearly this
48 Lysis|          is neither good nor evil may be in the presence of evil,
49 Lysis|           that this new statement may not delude us, let us attentively
50 Lysis|         of a great treasure (this may be a son, who is more precious
51 Lysis|         provided. And although we may often say that gold and
52 Lysis|       further object, whatever it may be, which we value most
53 Lysis|        right?~Yes, certainly.~And may not the same be said of
54 Lysis|           has any further object. May we then infer that the good
55 Lysis|       have any similar desire? Or may we suppose that hunger will
56 Lysis|          present condition hunger may injure us, and may also
57 Lysis|         hunger may injure us, and may also benefit us:—Is not
58 Lysis|      thirst or any similar desire may sometimes be a good and
59 Lysis|           if evil perishes, there may still remain some elements
60 Lysis|         friendship?~I suppose so.~May not the truth be rather,
61 Lysis|          time of desiring it? and may not the other theory have
62 Lysis|        Lysis and Menexenus, there may be some sense in our argument
63 Lysis|    intoxication of argument, that may perhaps be allowed.~Very