Dialogue

 1 Intro|          have often observed how ridiculous this habit of theirs makes
 2 Intro|        and this also gives him a ridiculous appearance. A king or tyrant
 3 Intro|      thick, and he makes himself ridiculous, not to servant-maids, but
 4 Intro|   neither, then we shall be in a ridiculous position, having to set
 5  Thea|          would not the answer be ridiculous?~THEAETETUS: Truly.~SOCRATES:
 6  Thea|        of some art or science is ridiculous; for the question is, ‘What
 7  Thea|          general, and not appear ridiculous? (Compare Cratylus.)~THEAETETUS:
 8  Thea| ourselves to be driven into most ridiculous and wonderful contradictions,
 9  Thea|       That would be in many ways ridiculous.~SOCRATES: But can you certainly
10  Thea|       this? I say nothing of the ridiculous predicament in which my
11  Thea|         to say, we shall be in a ridiculous position, having so great
12  Thea|          a syllable, it would be ridiculous in me to give up letters
13  Thea|   another thing, the proposal is ridiculous.~THEAETETUS: How so?~SOCRATES: