Dialogue

 1 Text|      have the same opinion and desire as he had, I consent to
 2 Text|       Now what his purpose and desire was, I can inform you from
 3 Text|       began to be moved by the desire to take part in public and
 4 Text| Dionysios and how strongly his desire was directed towards philosophy
 5 Text|     hope that he might come to desire the philosophic life. But
 6 Text|      the upper hand, when they desire to secure their position,
 7 Text|  possessed by an extraordinary desire for philosophy. For this
 8 Text|   these reasons he conceived a desire for more definite instruction,
 9 Text|      whatever way you yourself desire; I know that you will desire
10 Text|   desire; I know that you will desire what is reasonable, and
11 Text|        test to see whether his desire was genuine or the reverse,
12 Text|        the value of Dionysios’ desire for philosophy, and I had
13 Text|       between you, if ever you desire friendship and wish to benefit