Dialogue

 1 Intro|          are gods or not, I cannot tell.’ Nor have we any other
 2 Intro|            of the State, we cannot tell how far Socrates is serious;
 3 Intro|          is likely to suit them. I tell you this long story because
 4 Intro|         based?’ ‘No.’ ‘Then I will tell you; but we must not let
 5 Intro|         brought forth wind or not. Tell me, then, what do you think
 6 Intro|           from Theaetetus, shall I tell you what amazes me in your
 7 Intro|         know no more than they can tell the number of pints in the
 8 Intro|       mankind, we cannot precisely tell. They, like ourselves, have
 9 Intro|            of the mind, nor can we tell the causes of them. But
10 Intro|         may occur to us, we cannot tell how or why, by the spontaneous
11  Thea|          the conversation? can you tell me?~EUCLID: No, indeed,
12  Thea|        geometry and in other ways. Tell me then, if you have met
13  Thea|          He must be a fine fellow; tell him to come and sit by me.~
14  Thea|            never.~SOCRATES: Let me tell you that I do though, my
15  Thea|             Yes.~SOCRATES: Shall I tell you the reason?~THEAETETUS:
16  Thea|       never.~SOCRATES: Then let me tell you that this is their greatest
17  Thea|       grace of God I can generally tell who is likely to do them
18  Thea|            other inspired sages. I tell you this long story, friend
19  Thea|            not say that you cannot tell; but quit yourself like
20  Thea|            God you will be able to tell.~THEAETETUS: At any rate,
21  Thea|             But great philosophers tell us that we are not to allow
22  Thea|          is very good-natured. But tell me, Socrates, in heaven’
23  Thea|           right.~SOCRATES: Shall I tell you, Theodorus, what amazes
24  Thea|            to the sage Theaetetus: Tell me, Theaetetus, in reference
25  Thea|         boy’s timidity was made to tell against his argument; he
26  Thea|           and sometimes false. For tell me, Theodorus, do you suppose
27  Thea|          no more knows than he can tell, as they say, how many pints
28  Thea|         safely in a state.’ Let us tell them that they are all the
29  Thea|            growing like. And if we tell them, that unless they depart
30  Thea|         must err, in your company; tell me, then, when a thing changes
31  Thea|        yourself and not interfere. Tell me, then, are not the organs
32  Thea|          not, you would be able to tell me what faculty would consider
33  Thea|       SOCRATES: Very good; and now tell me what is the power which
34  Thea|         they?~SOCRATES: I will not tell you until I have endeavoured
35  Thea|          us. Listen, then, while I tell you how I hope to find a
36  Thea|            turned over and tested. Tell me, then, whether I am right
37  Thea|  THEAETETUS: What are they? If you tell me, I may perhaps understand
38  Thea|        which he knows? or will you tell me that there are other
39  Thea|            if another person would tell me, I think that I could
40  Thea|         how can any one, Socrates, tell the elements of an element?
41  Thea|        parts of syllables, can you tell me of any other parts of
42  Thea| harp-player complete unless he can tell what string answers to a
43  Thea|     Theaetetus, and yet could only tell the syllables and not the
44  Thea|        THEAETETUS: True.~SOCRATES: Tell me, now—How in that case
45  Thea|     utterly benighted.~THEAETETUS: Tell me; what were you going