Dialogue

 1 Intro|          the Theaetetus, it seemed better, as in the case of the Republic,
 2 Intro|       surely you and Theodorus had better reflect whether probability
 3 Intro|     geometrician if he had nothing better to offer.’...Theaetetus
 4 Intro|            may be a thousand times better than another, in proportion
 5 Intro|            in proportion as he has better impressions. Neither do
 6 Intro|     opinion is not truer, but only better than the old. And philosophers
 7 Intro|         have helped himself in far better style.~‘You have made a
 8 Intro|             I like the digressions better than the argument, because
 9 Intro|          because I understand them better.’~To return. When we left
10 Intro|             Is not a vine-grower a better judge of a vintage which
11 Intro|          thoughts, you will be the better for having got rid of these;
12 Intro|         have none, you will be the better for not fancying that you
13 Intro|           he substituted the word ‘better,’ and is not unwilling to
14 Intro|         afterwards proceed, with a better hope of success, to the
15 Intro|         not. Plato would have done better if he had said that true
16 Intro|      distinguished from opinion. A better distinction is drawn between
17 Intro|          to be an amiable sceptic, better than his own philosophy,
18 Intro|           philosophical problem is better understood when translated
19 Intro|         senses are to the body; or better, they may be compared to
20  Thea|            you will see my meaning better:—No woman, as you are probably
21  Thea|             that the midwives know better than others who is pregnant
22  Thea|           for his wisdom he was no better than a tadpole, not to speak
23  Thea|         discern another’s feelings better than he, or has any superior
24  Thea|       surely you and Theodorus had better reflect whether you are
25  Thea|            may be a thousand times better than another in proportion
26  Thea|          other, the worse into the better. As in education, a change
27  Thea|        true, I maintain to be only better, and not truer than others.
28  Thea|        Well, but is not Theaetetus better able to follow a philosophical
29  Thea|            Yes, Theodorus, but not better than you; and therefore
30  Thea|          admitted that there was a better and worse, and that in respect
31  Thea|          on his behalf, had we not better come to a clearer agreement
32  Thea|           wiser and one counsellor better than another—they will scarcely
33  Thea|          of unholy things, had far better not be encouraged in the
34  Thea|            I am not mistaken, is a better judge of the sweetness or
35  Thea| composition the musician will know better than the training master
36  Thea|             And the cook will be a better judge than the guest, who
37  Thea|         would not you, Protagoras, better guess which arguments in
38  Thea|      prophet nor any other man was better able to judge what will
39  Thea|      Therefore I think that we had better begin by considering those
40  Thea|            Perhaps, however, I had better allow you to answer for
41  Thea|         steps and beginning again. Better a little which is well done,
42  Thea|            dispute as you are, had better let the word ‘other’ alone (
43  Thea|         may perhaps understand you better; but at present I am unable
44  Thea|          whether you can follow me better now: Socrates can recognize
45  Thea|           only. But perhaps we had better not say so as yet, for were
46  Thea|        afresh, you will be all the better for the present investigation,