Dialogue

 1  Meno|  character of early endeavours to think. They have not yet settled
 2  Meno|       mysteries. It was easier to think of a former than of a future
 3  Meno|         true, but he ‘ventures to think that something of the kind
 4  Meno|          of its own existence. ‘I think, therefore I am;’ and this
 5  Meno|          an opinion of me, if you think that I can answer your question.
 6  Meno|         of rich and noble? Do you think that I could?~MENO: No,
 7  Meno|       have.~MENO: And did you not think that he knew?~SOCRATES:
 8  Meno|           suspect that you and he think much alike.~MENO: Very true.~
 9  Meno|           any difference?~MENO: I think not.~SOCRATES: And will
10  Meno|           longer a slave?~MENO: I think not, Socrates.~SOCRATES:
11  Meno|          lovers.~MENO: Why do you think so?~SOCRATES: Why, because
12  Meno|         sir, desire good?~MENO: I think not.~SOCRATES: There are
13  Meno|   SOCRATES: Do you mean that they think the evils which they desire,
14  Meno|        desire them?~MENO: Both, I think.~SOCRATES: And do you really
15  Meno| possession.~SOCRATES: And does he think that the evils will do good
16  Meno|          MENO: There are some who think that the evils will do them
17  Meno|        your opinion, do those who think that they will do them good
18  Meno|        you say, desire evils, and think that evils are hurtful to
19  Meno|          have now torpified me, I think. For my soul and my tongue
20  Meno|         say what virtue is. And I think that you are very wise in
21  Meno|       argument sound?~SOCRATES: I think not.~MENO: Why not?~SOCRATES:
22  Meno|        than that one?~BOY: Yes; I think so.~SOCRATES: Very good;
23  Meno|          to hear you say what you think. And now tell me, is not
24  Meno|    knowing his ignorance?~MENO: I think that he is.~SOCRATES: If
25  Meno|        done him any harm?~MENO: I think not.~SOCRATES: We have certainly,
26  Meno|          desired to know?~MENO: I think not, Socrates.~SOCRATES:
27  Meno|          torpedo’s touch?~MENO: I think so.~SOCRATES: Mark now the
28  Meno|           and less helpless if we think that we ought to enquire,
29  Meno|           what it is.’ But as you think only of controlling me who
30  Meno|         do us harm: would you not think so?~MENO: Yes.~SOCRATES:
31  Meno|         or partly wisdom?~MENO: I think that what you are saying,
32  Meno|           by nature good?~MENO: I think not.~SOCRATES: If they had
33  Meno|            MENO: True; but do you think that there are no teachers
34  Meno|        people certainly appear to think, for they choose him to
35  Meno|         ANYTUS: Indeed, indeed, I think not.~SOCRATES: Here was
36  Meno|       taught?~ANYTUS: Socrates, I think that you are too ready to
37  Meno|           know.~SOCRATES: O Meno, think that Anytus is in a rage.
38  Meno|       their own vocation?~MENO: I think not, Socrates.~SOCRATES:
39  Meno|         SOCRATES: And what do you think of these Sophists, who are
40  Meno|         SOCRATES: Then do you not think that the Sophists are teachers?~
41  Meno|         in doubt, and sometimes I think that they are teachers and
42  Meno|           scholars?~MENO: That, I think, is true.~SOCRATES: Then
43  Meno|          There again, Socrates, I think you are right.~SOCRATES:
44  Meno|    opinion and knowledge.~MENO: I think so too.~SOCRATES: But if
45  Meno|           political life.~MENO: I think not.~SOCRATES: And therefore
46  Meno|          divine man.’~MENO: And I think, Socrates, that they are