Dialogue

 1 Menex|      number of such orations. To praise the Athenians among the
 2 Menex|       the Athenians was easy,—to praise them among the Lacedaemonians
 3 Menex| well-known words, ‘It is easy to praise the Athenians among the
 4 Menex|      good for much. The speakers praise him for what he has done
 5 Menex|      every conceivable form they praise the city; and they praise
 6 Menex|        praise the city; and they praise those who died in war, and
 7 Menex|         went before us; and they praise ourselves also who are still
 8 Menex|         stuff. Had the orator to praise Athenians among Peloponnesians,
 9 Menex|      make a figure if he were to praise the Athenians among the
10 Menex|        is needed which will duly praise the dead and gently admonish
11 Menex|       And I think that we should praise them in the order in which
12 Menex|    Wherefore let us first of all praise the goodness of their birth;
13 Menex|       the country which the Gods praise to be praised by all mankind?
14 Menex|          all mankind? The second praise which may be fairly claimed
15 Menex|          I will speak first, and praise their valour, as is meet
16 Menex|          to the death. Worthy of praise are they also who waged