Dialogue

 1  Meno|       Gorgias said. Will Meno tell him his own notion, which
 2  Meno|         Anytus.~MENO: Can you tell me, Socrates, whether virtue
 3  Meno|       at all of Meno, could I tell if he was fair, or the opposite
 4  Meno|    and therefore I cannot now tell what I thought of him at
 5  Meno|      or, if you would rather, tell me your own view; for I
 6  Meno|    never mind him, and do you tell me: By the gods, Meno, be
 7  Meno|        Meno, be generous, and tell me what you say that virtue
 8  Meno|       I desire to know, Meno; tell me what is the quality in
 9  Meno|      SOCRATES: What are they? tell me the names of them, as
10  Meno|     names of them, as I would tell you the names of the other
11  Meno| SOCRATES: And if he had said, Tell me what they are?—you would
12  Meno|      this is not what I want; tell me then, since you call
13  Meno|   SOCRATES: And then you will tell me about virtue?~MENO: I
14  Meno|    told me what I ask, I will tell you, Socrates.~SOCRATES:
15  Meno|      fulfil your promise, and tell me what virtue is in the
16  Meno|   have forgotten already, and tell me that virtue is the power
17  Meno|     Why, did not I ask you to tell me the nature of virtue
18  Meno|     Socrates?~SOCRATES: I can tell why you made a simile about
19  Meno|     Why not?~SOCRATES: I will tell you why: I have heard from
20  Meno|       MENO: I will.~SOCRATES: Tell me, boy, do you know that
21  Meno|     twice two feet? count and tell me.~BOY: Four, Socrates.~
22  Meno|     SOCRATES: And now try and tell me the length of the line
23  Meno|  regular order. (To the Boy:) Tell me, boy, do you assert that
24  Meno|       what you think. And now tell me, is not this a line of
25  Meno|        Try and see if you can tell me how much it will be.~
26  Meno| SOCRATES: But from what line?—tell me exactly; and if you would
27  Meno|      would have been ready to tell all the world again and
28  Meno|     of eliciting his opinion. Tell me, boy, is not this a square
29  Meno|         will reply: ‘I cannot tell you as yet; but I will offer
30  Meno|  assume a hypothesis before I tell you whether this triangle
31  Meno|      SOCRATES: I will try and tell you why, Meno. I do not
32  Meno|  Sophists); I only ask you to tell him who there is in this
33  Meno|        ANYTUS: Why do you not tell him yourself?~SOCRATES:
34  Meno|      you, on your part, would tell me to whom among the Athenians
35  Meno|      teachers?~MENO: I cannot tell you, Socrates; like the
36  Meno|       wonder to you?~MENO: Do tell me.~SOCRATES: You would