Dialogue

 1 Intro|        pleasures and pains in their true proportion. This art of
 2 Intro|         opposition of good and bad, true and false, but of the old
 3 Intro| Lacedaemonians are described as the true philosophers, and Laconic
 4 Intro|          and Laconic brevity as the true form of philosophy, evidently
 5  Prot|        replied, that is very likely true, but not enough; for in
 6  Prot|       playing the lyre. Is not that true?~Yes.~Then about what does
 7  Prot|        taught. And not only is this true of the state, but of individuals;
 8  Prot|    incurable—if what I am saying be true, good men have their sons
 9  Prot|        wholly ignorant. And this is true of virtue or of anything
10  Prot|           their father; and this is true of the sons of many other
11  Prot|           to you and said, ‘Is this true, Protagoras? and do you
12  Prot|          opposite of folly?~That is true, he said.~And when men act
13  Prot|        there is the acute in sound?~True.~To which the only opposite
14  Prot|             temperance? Is not that true, Protagoras? What else would
15  Prot|             That, Callias, is not a true statement of the case. For
16  Prot|             a good composition, and true?~Yes, I said, both good
17  Prot|          Yes, I said, both good and true.~But if there is a contradiction,
18  Prot|          the composition be good or true?~No, not in that case, I
19  Prot|            ages have noted that the true Lacedaemonian type of character
20  Prot|             was moderately good and true; but I do blame you because,
21  Prot|           The peltasts. And that is true of all other things, he
22  Prot|           things.~Good, I said, and true. But are you aware that
23  Prot|          and are saying what is not true, they would probably reply:
24  Prot|           that is. But you cannot.’~True, said Protagoras.~Suppose
25  Prot|    consequences:—If what you say is true, then the argument is absurd
26  Prot|            my friends, that this is true? I am confident that they
27  Prot|           other?~This is undeniably true.~And this, as possessing
28  Prot|            what I said was entirely true.~Then you agree, I said,
29  Prot|           our former assertions are true, a man will pursue that
30  Prot|          Socrates, so men say.~Very true, I said. But I want to know
31  Prot|          again, I replied, is quite true. And if this has been rightly
32  Prot|        admitted to be good.~That is true; and to that opinion I shall
33  Prot|      opinion I shall always adhere.~True, I said. But which of the
34  Prot|            fear or base confidence?~True, he replied.~And if not
35  Prot|     ignorance and uninstructedness?~True, he said.~Then as to the
36  Prot|           knowledge; and if this is true, it must be quite incapable