Dialogue

 1 Intro|         after Prometheus had given men the arts, Zeus is represented
 2 Intro|    imparted to a few only, but all men are to be partakers of them.
 3 Intro|           politicians. (1) For all men have the political virtues
 4 Intro|            for beasts, and not for men. (3) Again, would parents
 5 Intro|    teachers of virtue, whereas all men are teachers in a degree.
 6 Intro|            come into good society. Men’s own thoughts should supply
 7 Intro|             is not the doctrine of men in general, who maintain
 8 Intro|          notion that all civilized men are teachers of virtue;
 9 Intro|          that ‘he, above all other men, is bound to say “that wisdom
10 Intro|          both of the characters of men and aspects of the truth,
11  Prot|           the wisest of all living men, if you are willing to accord
12  Prot|          was but a child;) and all men praise him, Socrates; he
13  Prot|           over the art which makes men eloquent?~Yes, I replied,
14  Prot|             and several other wise men.~To this we agreed, and
15  Prot|           prospect of hearing wise men talk; we ourselves took
16  Prot|           that you promise to make men good citizens?~That, Socrates,
17  Prot|          the father of these young men, who gave them excellent
18  Prot|            speak to you as younger men in an apologue or myth,
19  Prot|        justice and reverence among men:—Should he distribute them
20  Prot|        justice and reverence among men, or shall I give them to
21  Prot|      deceived in thinking that all men regard every man as having
22  Prot|         madness. They say that all men ought to profess honesty
23  Prot|     contrary evil qualities, other men are angry with him, and
24  Prot|           own citizens, like other men, punish and take vengeance
25  Prot|         you about the sons of good men. What is the reason why
26  Prot|        What is the reason why good men teach their sons the knowledge
27  Prot|           the quality of which all men must be partakers, and which
28  Prot|            am saying be true, good men have their sons taught other
29  Prot|          encomia of ancient famous men, which he is required to
30  Prot|          seeing that justice calls men to account. Now when there
31  Prot|           were to be compared with men who had no education, or
32  Prot|           If you were living among men such as the man-haters in
33  Prot| discontented, and why? Because all men are teachers of virtue,
34  Prot|            be, and above all other men to have the knowledge which
35  Prot|           no human care could make men good; but I know better
36  Prot|           justice and reverence to men; and several times while
37  Prot|          to the whole face.~And do men have some one part and some
38  Prot|            true, he said.~And when men act rightly and advantageously
39  Prot|            me. You think that some men are temperate, and yet unjust?~
40  Prot|            insincere expression of men uttering falsehoods contrary
41  Prot|        which in the opinion of all men is the hardest of all things,
42  Prot|    superiority were disclosed, all men would be practising their
43  Prot|       conversation with their wise men, and are no longer satisfied
44  Prot|      themselves forbid their young men to go out into other cities—
45  Prot|      Lacedaemon and Crete not only men but also women have a pride
46  Prot|           in the catalogue of wise men was the Lacedaemonian Chilo.
47  Prot|     inscriptions, which are in all men’s mouths—‘Know thyself,’
48  Prot|         there were some truly good men, and there were others who
49  Prot|      country, or the like. Now bad men, when their parents or country
50  Prot|     company are real gentlemen and men of education, you will see
51  Prot|     company like this of ours, and men such as we profess to be,
52  Prot|          the other (Il.),’~for all men who have a companion are
53  Prot|          You may observe that many men are utterly unrighteous,
54  Prot|            When you speak of brave men, do you mean the confident,
55  Prot|           be a base thing, for the men of whom we are speaking
56  Prot|         confidence may be given to men by art, and also, like ability,
57  Prot|       admit, Protagoras, that some men live well and others ill?~
58  Prot|             but I, above all other men, am bound to say that wisdom
59  Prot|          of another mind; and that men are commonly supposed to
60  Prot|           this have said that when men act contrary to knowledge
61  Prot|        endeavour to show you. When men are overcome by eating and
62  Prot|         for you also admitted that men err in their choice of pleasures
63  Prot|       intemperate, and ignorant of men are among the most courageous;
64  Prot|          danger?~Yes, Socrates, so men say.~Very true, I said.
65  Prot|          self-control, which makes men rush into dangers, has been
66  Prot|         still think that there are men who are most ignorant and
67  Prot|             I admire you above all men whom I know, and far above
68  Prot|            know, and far above all men of your age; and I believe