Dialogue

 1 Repub|         the Piraeus. For, let me tell you that the more the pleasures
 2 Repub|          you give of it? ~I will tell you, Socrates, he said,
 3 Repub|         relations, and they will tell you sadly of how many evils
 4 Repub|      convince others. For let me tell you, Socrates, that when
 5 Repub|     laughing to the sacrifices. ~Tell me then, O thou heir of
 6 Repub|          side, he said. ~Shall I tell you whose I believe the
 7 Repub|        professes to know and can tell what he knows. Will you
 8 Repub|      Proceed. ~I will; and first tell me, Do you admit that it
 9 Repub|         us accept his statement. Tell me, Thrasymachus, I said,
10 Repub|          your precise sense, and tell me whether I am not right. ~
11 Repub|         of replying to me, said, Tell me, Socrates, have you got
12 Repub|          of injustice: They will tell you that the just man who
13 Repub|    opinion of the gods, and will tell you of a shower of benefits
14 Repub|          the highest authorities tell us. Knowing all this, Socrates,
15 Repub|          to our inquiry? ~I will tell you, I replied; justice,
16 Repub|     desire mothers and nurses to tell their children the authorized
17 Repub|         only believe us we would tell them that quarrelling is
18 Repub|    friend, let none of the poets tell us that ~"The gods, taking
19 Repub|          not. ~Or perhaps he may tell a lie because he is afraid
20 Repub|           or for a sailor not to tell the captain what is happening
21 Repub|          misstatements when they tell us that wicked men are often
22 Repub|      guess. ~At any rate you can tell that a song or ode has three
23 Repub|         You are musical, and can tell me. ~The harmonies which
24 Repub|     indeed, he replied, I cannot tell you. I only know that there
25 Repub|        our counsels; and he will tell us what rhythms are expressive
26 Repub|       not believe them when they tell us both; if he was the son
27 Repub|          I think good? ~Will you tell me? ~I will, if I can. Let
28 Repub|          which you were going to tell. ~True, I replied, but there
29 Repub|          Gold and silver we will tell them that they have from
30 Repub|         justice? Son of Ariston, tell me where. Now that our city
31 Repub|       your exordium. Well, then, tell me, I said, whether I am
32 Repub|   assumed to be justice. Can you tell me whence I derive this
33 Repub|       said. ~I was proceeding to tell the order in which the four
34 Repub|         expecting that you would tell us something about the family
35 Repub|       require the greatest care? Tell us how these things will
36 Repub|       Yes, he said. ~Then let me tell you that you are doing just
37 Repub|           Now, I beseech you, do tell me, have you ever attended
38 Repub|     produce and no more. Shall I tell you why? ~Pray do. ~Why,
39 Repub| determined are we that you shall tell us how such a State is possible:
40 Repub|         understand. ~Then let me tell you my view about them.
41 Repub|         so very kind, sir, as to tell us whether, of all these
42 Repub|        describing them? ~I shall tell them not to be angry; no
43 Repub|          so are wrong? ~I cannot tell, he replied; but I should
44 Repub|         of navigation and cannot tell who taught him or when he
45 Repub|     world, he is right; but also tell him to attribute their uselessness
46 Repub|      they disbelieve us, when we tell them that no State can be
47 Repub|      this. ~But again, will they tell us that such a nature, placed
48 Repub|        but I wish that you would tell me whether you conceive
49 Repub|       and base, when others will tell you of brightness and beauty? ~
50 Repub|           By all means, he said, tell us about the child, and
51 Repub|       none of their votaries can tell the use of them, still these
52 Repub|         we are speaking? ~I will tell you, I said: The starry
53 Repub|        of any value. But can you tell me of any other suitable
54 Repub|     learn of them; and they will tell us whether there are any
55 Repub|     herself and others when they tell lies, but is patient of
56 Repub|         Homer, pray the muses to tell us "how discord first arose"?
57 Repub|          to prosecute them, they tell the youth that when he grows
58 Repub|          replied; which, as they tell you in a democracy, is the
59 Repub|  purchaser; nor must I forget to tell of the liberty and equality
60 Repub|     facetiously say, you were to tell me. ~I imagine, I said,
61 Repub|        of public danger-he shall tell us about the happiness and
62 Repub|          other of them, will you tell me their respective conditions? ~
63 Repub|          truly? ~I cannot myself tell, he said. ~Well, but what
64 Repub|        separates them? ~Will you tell me? ~There appear to be
65 Repub|       your remark. ~Well, I will tell you, although I have always
66 Repub|          your question. ~Can you tell me what imitation is? for
67 Repub|          private or public life, tell us what State was ever better
68 Repub|    example, the fluteplayer will tell the flute-maker which of
69 Repub|        to the performer; he will tell him how he ought to make
70 Repub|     degree? ~Very true. ~And now tell me, I conjure you, has not
71 Repub|         is the truer statement. ~Tell me: will he be more likely
72 Repub|       want of politeness, let us tell her that there is an ancient
73 Repub|      hear. ~Well, I said, I will tell you a tale; not one of the
74 Repub|           would take too long to tell; but the sum was this: He