Dialogue

 1 Text|        really is. Therefore, I said, there will be no cessation
 2 Text|   other than the best. What he said, though perhaps it is rather
 3 Text|        What opportunities,” he said, “shall we wait for, greater
 4 Text|      nephews and relatives, he said, would be readily attracted
 5 Text|        note.~All this has been said with a view to counselling
 6 Text|       war in Sicily. Dionysios said that, when he had put the
 7 Text|     honour and glory. What was said probably pleased him, and
 8 Text|        immediately after it he said, “If in compliance with
 9 Text|        other matters.” This he said in these words; the rest
10 Text|      Thus it came about that I said to Dionysios what I did
11 Text|     long continued study, as I said at the beginning, the true
12 Text|         Let us put an end,” he said, “to these constant quarrels
13 Text|    vexed, but after reflection said I would let him know my
14 Text|         on the following day I said to Dionysios, “I have decided
15 Text|  interests.”~This was what was said and this was the agreement
16 Text|      to his son. Therefore, he said, he would sell it, and when
17 Text|       the son. This course, he said, was the most just. This
18 Text|    longer with him; however, I said that we must wait for Dion’
19 Text|       them, but what Theodotes said to Dionysios in my presence
20 Text|      and remember. “Plato,” he said, “I am trying to convince
21 Text|       beyond what has now been said.”~On the following day Eurybios
22 Text|   greatly disturbed. Theodotes said, “Plato, you were present
23 Text| shedding silent tears, while I said: “These men are afraid that
24 Text|     his most autocratic air he said, “To you I promised nothing
25 Text|       great.” “By the gods,” I said, “you did promise that forbearance
26 Text|     But Heracleides, as it was said, was just in time, by a
27 Text|    others to your aid.” This I said, because I was disgusted