(...) The Republic
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501 4    |         your exordium. Well, then, tell me, I said, whether I am
502 4    |     assumed to be justice. Can you tell me whence I derive this
503 5    |         said. ~I was proceeding to tell the order in which the four
504 5    |           expecting that you would tell us something about the family
505 5    |         require the greatest care? Tell us how these things will
506 5    |         Yes, he said. ~Then let me tell you that you are doing just
507 5    |             Now, I beseech you, do tell me, have you ever attended
508 5    |       produce and no more. Shall I tell you why? ~Pray do. ~Why,
509 5    |   determined are we that you shall tell us how such a State is possible:
510 5    |           understand. ~Then let me tell you my view about them.
511 5    |           so very kind, sir, as to tell us whether, of all these
512 5    |          describing them? ~I shall tell them not to be angry; no
513 6    |            so are wrong? ~I cannot tell, he replied; but I should
514 6    |           of navigation and cannot tell who taught him or when he
515 6    |       world, he is right; but also tell him to attribute their uselessness
516 6    |        they disbelieve us, when we tell them that no State can be
517 6    |        this. ~But again, will they tell us that such a nature, placed
518 6    |          but I wish that you would tell me whether you conceive
519 6    |         and base, when others will tell you of brightness and beauty? ~
520 6    |             By all means, he said, tell us about the child, and
521 7    |         none of their votaries can tell the use of them, still these
522 7    |           we are speaking? ~I will tell you, I said: The starry
523 7    |          of any value. But can you tell me of any other suitable
524 7    |       learn of them; and they will tell us whether there are any
525 7    |       herself and others when they tell lies, but is patient of
526 8    |           Homer, pray the muses to tell us "how discord first arose"?
527 8    |            to prosecute them, they tell the youth that when he grows
528 8    |            replied; which, as they tell you in a democracy, is the
529 8    |    purchaser; nor must I forget to tell of the liberty and equality
530 9    |       facetiously say, you were to tell me. ~I imagine, I said,
531 9    |          of public danger-he shall tell us about the happiness and
532 9    |            other of them, will you tell me their respective conditions? ~
533 9    |            truly? ~I cannot myself tell, he said. ~Well, but what
534 9    |          separates them? ~Will you tell me? ~There appear to be
535 10   |         your remark. ~Well, I will tell you, although I have always
536 10   |            your question. ~Can you tell me what imitation is? for
537 10   |            private or public life, tell us what State was ever better
538 10   |      example, the fluteplayer will tell the flute-maker which of
539 10   |          to the performer; he will tell him how he ought to make
540 10   |       degree? ~Very true. ~And now tell me, I conjure you, has not
541 10   |           is the truer statement. ~Tell me: will he be more likely
542 10   |         want of politeness, let us tell her that there is an ancient
543 10   |        hear. ~Well, I said, I will tell you a tale; not one of the
544 10   |             would take too long to tell; but the sum was this: He


The Second Alcibiades
    Part
545 Text |          all things, as I believe. Tell me, do you not suppose that
546 Text |   certainly are,—they are mad. For tell me, by heaven, do you not
547 Text |  ALCIBIADES: How?~SOCRATES: I will tell you. We think that some
548 Text |         his life. And yet we could tell of many who, having long
549 Text |         there was no one who could tell when it was better to apply
550 Text |          my opinion.~SOCRATES: But tell me, by Heaven:—you must


The Seventh Letter
    Part
551 Text |            this attachment? I must tell the truth. As time went
552 Text |           back my course,~but must tell Dionysios that it was impossible
553 Text |            then once more write to tell him of this new proposal.
554 Text |       messenger, “he ordered me to tell you that you are not acting


The Sophist
    Part
555 Intro|           would say (mala murioi), tell falsehoods and fall into
556 Intro|            And who are these last? Tell me who? Have we not unearthed
557 Intro|        understood them or not. For tell me, Theaetetus, do you understand
558 Intro|          what is the best, who can tell?—is, at any rate, historical
559 Text |        Eleatic friend, if he would tell us, what is thought about
560 Text |         what is the name? Will you tell me?~THEAETETUS: It is obvious
561 Text |       latter; but you must try and tell me the name of the other.~
562 Text |            is it?~STRANGER: I will tell you, and you shall answer
563 Text |           now I should like you to tell me, whether the Sophist
564 Text |        found.~THEAETETUS: Will you tell me first what are the two
565 Text |     THEAETETUS: We shall doubtless tell him of the images which
566 Text |           mean?~STRANGER: When you tell him of something existing
567 Text |          separations and mixtures,—tell me, Theaetetus, do you understand
568 Text |            a difficulty, please to tell us what you mean, when you
569 Text |            down to matter. Shall I tell you what we must do?~THEAETETUS:
570 Text |    THEAETETUS: What is the notion? Tell me, and we shall soon see.~
571 Text |          Very likely; but will you tell me how?~STRANGER: There
572 Text |            else.~STRANGER: And now tell me another thing.~THEAETETUS:
573 Text |         detecting them; but we can tell him of something else the
574 Text |          and a verb; and you shall tell me of whom the sentence
575 Text |           that is what you have to tell.~THEAETETUS: Of me; I am
576 Text |        into two parts.~THEAETETUS: Tell me the divisions once more.~
577 Text |          for a reason which I will tell you.~THEAETETUS: Let me


The Statesman
    Part
578 Intro|            age of Zeus is our own. Tell me, which is the happier
579 Intro|            two? Or rather, shall I tell you that the happiness of
580 Intro|           foolish one, for who can tell?’ As in the Theaetetus,
581 Text |         knowledge.~YOUNG SOCRATES: Tell me of what sort.~STRANGER:
582 Text |            are so anxious to know. Tell me, then—~YOUNG SOCRATES:
583 Text |        with what has preceded; but tell me, was the life which you
584 Text |            among them; and I might tell of ten thousand other blessings,
585 Text |    although there might be much to tell of the lower animals, and
586 Text |     remains? I wish that you would tell me.~STRANGER: The higher
587 Text |         syllables, and are able to tell them correctly.~YOUNG SOCRATES:
588 Text |           respect.~YOUNG SOCRATES: Tell me how we shall consider


The Symposium
    Part
589 Intro|         affection; yet they cannot tell what they want of one another.
590 Intro|         and being drunk is able to tell of things which he would
591 Text |          of your friend? And first tell me, he said, were you present
592 Text |            he said, jesting apart, tell me when the meeting occurred.~
593 Text |          you will allow me, I will tell you what sort of conversation.
594 Text |          related to me; but I will tell you what I thought most
595 Text |            and first of all I will tell you which Love is deserving
596 Text |         our friends the poets here tell us, and I believe them;
597 Text |       evidently desires and cannot tell, and of which she has only
598 Text |      looking at Eryximachus, said: Tell me, son of Acumenus, was
599 Text |          in mind what this is, and tell me what I want to know—whether
600 Text |          time; nevertheless I will tell you. On the birthday of
601 Text |            nature of love, can you tell me further,’ she said, ‘
602 Text |       passionate feelings? Can you tell me why?’ Again I replied
603 Text |   conscious that I want a teacher; tell me then the cause of this
604 Text |           you may laugh. But first tell me; if I come in shall we
605 Text |   marvellous his power. For let me tell you; none of you know him;
606 Text |         opportunity of hearing him tell what he knew, for I had
607 Text |        what follows I could hardly tell you if I were sober. Yet
608 Text |            they say, is willing to tell his fellow-sufferers only,
609 Text |           one tale, and now I must tell you another, which is worth
610 Text |        compare supra). I will also tell, if you please—and indeed
611 Text |           and indeed I am bound to tell—of his courage in battle;


Theaetetus
    Part
612 Intro|          are gods or not, I cannot tell.’ Nor have we any other
613 Intro|            of the State, we cannot tell how far Socrates is serious;
614 Intro|          is likely to suit them. I tell you this long story because
615 Intro|         based?’ ‘No.’ ‘Then I will tell you; but we must not let
616 Intro|         brought forth wind or not. Tell me, then, what do you think
617 Intro|           from Theaetetus, shall I tell you what amazes me in your
618 Intro|         know no more than they can tell the number of pints in the
619 Intro|       mankind, we cannot precisely tell. They, like ourselves, have
620 Intro|            of the mind, nor can we tell the causes of them. But
621 Intro|         may occur to us, we cannot tell how or why, by the spontaneous
622 Text |          the conversation? can you tell me?~EUCLID: No, indeed,
623 Text |        geometry and in other ways. Tell me then, if you have met
624 Text |          He must be a fine fellow; tell him to come and sit by me.~
625 Text |            never.~SOCRATES: Let me tell you that I do though, my
626 Text |             Yes.~SOCRATES: Shall I tell you the reason?~THEAETETUS:
627 Text |       never.~SOCRATES: Then let me tell you that this is their greatest
628 Text |       grace of God I can generally tell who is likely to do them
629 Text |            other inspired sages. I tell you this long story, friend
630 Text |            not say that you cannot tell; but quit yourself like
631 Text |            God you will be able to tell.~THEAETETUS: At any rate,
632 Text |             But great philosophers tell us that we are not to allow
633 Text |          is very good-natured. But tell me, Socrates, in heaven’
634 Text |           right.~SOCRATES: Shall I tell you, Theodorus, what amazes
635 Text |            to the sage Theaetetus: Tell me, Theaetetus, in reference
636 Text |         boy’s timidity was made to tell against his argument; he
637 Text |           and sometimes false. For tell me, Theodorus, do you suppose
638 Text |          no more knows than he can tell, as they say, how many pints
639 Text |         safely in a state.’ Let us tell them that they are all the
640 Text |            growing like. And if we tell them, that unless they depart
641 Text |         must err, in your company; tell me, then, when a thing changes
642 Text |        yourself and not interfere. Tell me, then, are not the organs
643 Text |          not, you would be able to tell me what faculty would consider
644 Text |       SOCRATES: Very good; and now tell me what is the power which
645 Text |         they?~SOCRATES: I will not tell you until I have endeavoured
646 Text |          us. Listen, then, while I tell you how I hope to find a
647 Text |            turned over and tested. Tell me, then, whether I am right
648 Text |  THEAETETUS: What are they? If you tell me, I may perhaps understand
649 Text |        which he knows? or will you tell me that there are other
650 Text |            if another person would tell me, I think that I could
651 Text |         how can any one, Socrates, tell the elements of an element?
652 Text |        parts of syllables, can you tell me of any other parts of
653 Text | harp-player complete unless he can tell what string answers to a
654 Text |     Theaetetus, and yet could only tell the syllables and not the
655 Text |        THEAETETUS: True.~SOCRATES: Tell me, now—How in that case
656 Text |     utterly benighted.~THEAETETUS: Tell me; what were you going


Timaeus
    Part
657 Intro|         extinction of the actors. ‘Tell us,’ said the other, ‘the
658 Intro|         white with age; and I will tell you why. Like the rest of
659 Intro|           some other thing, and to tell how and when and where individuals
660 Intro|        they appear to disappear—to tell of all this without looking
661 Intro|         them as is customary. They tell us that Oceanus and Tethys
662 Intro|          and of which Plato cannot tell us the origin. The creation,
663 Intro|            acknowledged. We cannot tell (nor could Plato himself
664 Intro|           which Plato is unable to tell us the origin. He may be
665 Intro|          to the wise). ‘To know or tell the origin of the other
666 Intro|           even if we found him, to tell of him to all men would
667 Intro|            be impossible.’ ‘Let me tell you then why the Creator
668 Text |      before proceeding further, to tell you how I feel about the
669 Text |       should like to hear some one tell of our own city carrying
670 Text |       actual fact?~CRITIAS: I will tell an old-world story which
671 Text |           has not come down to us.~Tell us, said the other, the
672 Text |          of antiquity, he began to tell about the most ancient things
673 Text |         hoary with age. And I will tell you why. There have been,
674 Text |        valour. For these histories tell of a mighty power which
675 Text |          my preface, I am ready to tell you the whole tale. I will
676 Text |             and therefore you must tell the tale, and good luck
677 Text |           even if we found him, to tell of him to all men would
678 Text |            strain?~TIMAEUS: Let me tell you then why the creator
679 Text |            would be the attempt to tell all the figures of them
680 Text |            movements—to attempt to tell of all this without a visible
681 Text |            have an end.~To know or tell the origin of the other
682 Text |         But if a person will truly tell of the way in which the
683 Text |           of this would be long to tell; he who disproves what we