Dialogue

 1 Intro|        taught and acquired, in the opinion of the Athenians, is proved
 2 Intro|           evil,’ which is also the opinion of the generality of mankind.
 3 Intro|           he agree with the common opinion that knowledge is overcome
 4 Intro|        representing average public opinion and Socrates seeking for
 5  Prot|             Are you not of Homer’s opinion, who says~‘Youth is most
 6  Prot|            stranger really in your opinion a fairer love than the son
 7  Prot|           he said; and that, in my opinion, is a far truer account
 8  Prot|     carefully consider and ask the opinion of your friends and kindred,
 9  Prot|         deliberating or taking the opinion of any one as to whether
10  Prot|            to tell you why I am of opinion that this art cannot be
11  Prot|          of virtue, as they are of opinion that every man is a partaker
12  Prot|            see at once that in the opinion of mankind virtue may be
13  Prot|       taught, and that this is the opinion of the Athenians. And I
14  Prot|          would you not? That is my opinion: would it not be yours also?~
15  Prot|           whether you are of their opinion or not. My object is to
16  Prot|        quite another, in my humble opinion.~But you see, Socrates,
17  Prot|     questions as follows:—~I am of opinion, Socrates, he said, that
18  Prot|         agree with me; for I am of opinion that there is no contradiction
19  Prot|         would say whether, in your opinion, Prodicus, ‘being’ is the
20  Prot|          that virtue, which in the opinion of all men is the hardest
21  Prot|     endeavour to explain to you my opinion about this poem of Simonides.
22  Prot|         whether this is still your opinion; or if not, I will ask you
23  Prot| speculation. Having seen what your opinion is about good and pleasure,
24  Prot|        Protagoras, and reveal your opinion about knowledge, that I
25  Prot|           rest of the world are of opinion that knowledge is a principle
26  Prot|        trouble ourselves about the opinion of the many, who just say
27  Prot|       ignorance the having a false opinion and being deceived about
28  Prot|          That is true; and to that opinion I shall always adhere.~True,