Dialogue

 1 Intro|    secret; he has inherited the art from his mother bold and
 2 Intro|          and have no need of my art; and I am their matchmaker (
 3 Intro|     new-born child, which by my art I have brought to light;
 4 Intro|   measure of all things? My own art of midwifery, and all dialectic,
 5 Intro|        Observe the limits of my art, which, like my mother’s,
 6 Intro|         like my mother’s, is an art of midwifery; I do not pretend
 7 Intro|      different persons, but the art of measuring could at any
 8  Thea|         and I would include the art of the cobbler and other
 9  Thea|       of cobbling, you mean the art or science of making shoes?~
10  Thea|      carpentering, you mean the art of making wooden implements?~
11  Thea|         has no knowledge of the art or science of making shoes?~
12  Thea|         answer the name of some art or science is ridiculous;
13  Thea|   cannot know the mystery of an art without experience; and
14  Thea|      you will see that the same art which cultivates and gathers
15  Thea|       THEAETETUS: Yes, the same art.~SOCRATES: And do you suppose
16  Thea|     crowning achievement of the art of midwifery—you would think
17  Thea|      should.~SOCRATES: Well, my art of midwifery is in most
18  Thea|   bodies: and the triumph of my art is in thoroughly examining
19  Thea|     Dire are the pangs which my art is able to arouse and to
20  Thea|         they have no need of my art, I coax them into marrying
21  Thea|         midwifery and the whole art of dialectic is placed;
22  Thea|   allowed; but I must try by my art of midwifery to deliver
23  Thea|      You admit that there is an art of arithmetic?~THEAETETUS:
24  Thea| SOCRATES: Having the use of the art, the arithmetician, if I
25  Thea|     these persuade men by their art and make them think whatever
26  Thea|      and instead of opinion has art and knowledge of the nature
27  Thea|       SOCRATES: And does not my art show that you have brought
28  Thea|      These are the limits of my art; I can no further go, nor