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The Apology
Part
1 Intro| solution, we may go on to ask what was the impression
2 Text | or anywhere else, I would ask you not to be surprised,
3 Text | one who answers. I will ask you then to assume with
4 Text | begin at the beginning, and ask what is the accusation which
5 Text | which I possess. If you ask me what kind of wisdom,
6 Text | hither, Meletus, and let me ask a question of you. You think
7 Text | are right. But suppose I ask you a question: How about
8 Text | And now, Meletus, I will ask you another question—by
9 Text | he be rich or poor, may ask and answer me and listen
10 Text | none, and therefore I must ask you to proportion the fine
11 Text | Still I have a favour to ask of them. When my sons are
12 Text | sons are grown up, I would ask you, O my friends, to punish
Charmides
Part
13 Text | his body, should we not ask him to show us his soul,
14 Text | manner, and was just going to ask a question. And at that
15 Text | about the questions which I ask, and as though I could,
16 Text | Granted.~And if you were to ask me, what is the result or
17 Text | Admitting this view, I ask of you, what good work,
18 Text | let us begin again, and ask, in the first place, whether
19 Text | the nature of this he will ask, What is the subject-matter?
20 Text | good and evil. For, let me ask you, Critias, whether, if
Cratylus
Part
21 Intro| now they were beginning to ask themselves whether the expression
22 Intro| use the names—he who can ask and answer questions—in
23 Intro| confided to me; but when I ask for an explanation I am
24 Intro| indicate anything? And let me ask another question,—If we
25 Intro| mystifies me; I should like to ask him, in your presence, what
26 Intro| and meaning. But let me ask you what is the use and
27 Intro| has the speaker time to ask himself the comparative
28 Intro| and no further. When we ask the reason why this principle
29 Intro| the rest: for we do not ask what is the origin of words
30 Text | barbarians. Whereupon I ask him, whether his own name
31 Text | SOCRATES: Suppose that I ask, ‘What sort of instrument
32 Text | HERMOGENES: Well.~SOCRATES: And I ask again, ‘What do we do when
33 Text | And now suppose that I ask a similar question about
34 Text | this is he who knows how to ask questions?~HERMOGENES: Yes.~
35 Text | And him who knows how to ask and answer you would call
36 Text | I do.~SOCRATES: Let me ask you, then, which did Homer
37 Text | opopen.~HERMOGENES: May I ask you to examine another word
38 Text | first, I should like to ask you which chain does any
39 Text | Son of Hipponicus, you ask a solemn question; there
40 Text | prevent that, you had better ask what is the derivation of
41 Text | for I am afraid of them; ask about anything but them,
42 Text | Thereupon they think that I ask tiresome questions, and
43 Text | How so?~SOCRATES: Let me ask you what is the cause why
44 Text | HERMOGENES: Well, then, let me ask about the greatest and noblest,
45 Text | real names? And here I will ask you a question: Suppose
46 Text | that I ought to stop and ask myself What am I saying?
47 Text | agreed thus far, let us ask ourselves whether a name
48 Text | of the picture, I would ask, How could any one ever
49 Text | most imperfect. But let me ask you, what is the force of
50 Text | dream, and should like to ask your opinion: Tell me, whether
51 Text | be in a flux; but let us ask whether the true beauty
Critias
Part
52 Text | might be shown to you, I too ask the same or greater forbearance
Crito
Part
53 Intro| remonstrate with him: they will ask ‘Why does he seek to overturn
54 Text | are not to be valued. I ask you whether I was right
55 Text | Athenians.’ Suppose now I ask, why I rather than anybody
Euthydemus
Part
56 Text | wisdom, about which you ask, Crito, they are wonderful—
57 Text | would superior beings, and ask you to pardon the impiety
58 Text | his friends often come and ask him questions and argue
59 Text | wisdom: and I must therefore ask you and your disciples to
60 Text | questions which I am afraid to ask, and which ought not to
61 Text | forgive me therefore if I ask a very stupid question:
62 Text | And now, I said, I will ask my stupid question: If there
63 Text | that I do.~Then why did you ask me what sense my words had?~
64 Text | subordinate arts, and I were to ask you a similar question about
65 Text | too bad for him; he would ask them if they knew the foulest
66 Text | me.~Answer then, he said.~Ask, I said, and I will answer.~
67 Text | nevertheless, and not to ask again.~Why, you surely have
68 Text | if the question which you ask in one sense is understood
69 Text | therefore do as you say; ask your questions once more,
70 Text | question; for I did not ask you, he said, with what
71 Text | favours of you; but let me ask: Would you be able to know
72 Text | are your brothers.~Let me ask you one little question
73 Text | but the question which I ask is whether all things are
Euthyphro
Part
74 Intro| of religion at Athens to ask what should be done with
75 Text | and then sent to Athens to ask of a diviner what he should
76 Text | Remember that I did not ask you to give me two or three
77 Text | For I certainly did not ask you to tell me what action
78 Text | therefore, Euthyphro, I do not ask you to prove this; I will
79 Text | to me, Euthyphro, when I ask you what is the essence
80 Text | therefore, if you please, I will ask you not to hide your treasure,
81 Text | Good: but I must still ask what is this attention to
82 Text | must follow; and can only ask again, what is the pious,
83 Text | the right way of asking to ask of them what we want?~EUTHYPHRO:
84 Text | we must begin again and ask, What is piety? That is
The First Alcibiades
Part
85 Text | that I was just going to ask you the very same question—
86 Text | please to answer.~ALCIBIADES: Ask me.~SOCRATES: Have you not
87 Text | to argue prettily—let me ask you in return to tell me,
88 Text | before, and I must again ask, of whom? Do tell me.~ALCIBIADES:
89 Text | are they not agreed if you ask them what they are? and
90 Text | explain. Suppose I were to ask you which is the greater
91 Text | do.~SOCRATES: Did not I ask, and you answer the question?~
92 Text | SOCRATES: Or suppose that I ask and you tell me the letters
93 Text | move of yours, and shall ask over again,—Where did you
94 Text | of your own mouth, for I ask and you answer?~ALCIBIADES:
95 Text | expedient, are you not (let me ask) prepared to ridicule any
96 Text | that if some one were to ask you whether you have two
97 Text | what do you mean?~SOCRATES: Ask yourself; are you in any
98 Text | magnanimous soul should ask?~ALCIBIADES: Do you mean
99 Text | How so?~SOCRATES: Let me ask you whether better natures
100 Text | would she not be amazed, and ask ‘On what, then, does the
101 Text | is this? Suppose that I ask you again, as I did just
102 Text | city? Suppose you were to ask me, what is that of which
103 Text | SOCRATES: And if you were to ask me the same question about
104 Text | SOCRATES: And now let me ask you what is the art with
Gorgias
Part
105 Intro| others, and proceeds to ask him a number of questions,
106 Intro| Protag.), that Polus shall ask and Socrates answer.~‘What
107 Intro| what rhetoric is. Will you ask me another question—What
108 Intro| that he is, proceeds to ask the same question of Socrates
109 Intro| proper business. And we must ask the same question about
110 Intro| at the time, but when I ask you who were the really
111 Intro| mankind. He will sometimes ask himself what the next generation
112 Intro| projected into a future. We ask the question, Where were
113 Text | How fortunate! will you ask him, Chaerephon—?~CHAEREPHON:
114 Text | CHAEREPHON: What shall I ask him?~SOCRATES: Ask him who
115 Text | shall I ask him?~SOCRATES: Ask him who he is.~CHAEREPHON:
116 Text | I understand, and will ask him: Tell me, Gorgias, is
117 Text | answer if you like.~POLUS: Ask:—~CHAEREPHON: My question
118 Text | asked.~GORGIAS: Then why not ask him yourself?~SOCRATES:
119 Text | But I would much rather ask you, if you are disposed
120 Text | let me turn to you, and ask the same question,—what
121 Text | And will you continue to ask and answer questions, Gorgias,
122 Text | of rhetoricians, let me ask you, with what is rhetoric
123 Text | rhetoric concerned: I might ask with what is weaving concerned,
124 Text | then he would proceed to ask: ‘Words about what?’ and
125 Text | astronomy is only words—he would ask, ‘Words about what, Socrates?’
126 Text | which do what? I should ask. To what class of things
127 Text | and not his.’ And when I ask, Who are you? he will reply, ‘
128 Text | will be sure to go on and ask, ‘What good? Let Gorgias
129 Text | other. And I am going to ask— what is this power of persuasion
130 Text | I have a suspicion, do I ask instead of telling you?
131 Text | seemingly plain question; for I ask not in order to confute
132 Text | what is my sort? you will ask. I am one of those who are
133 Text | then, do you begin. and ask of me any question which
134 Text | please; and in your turn ask and answer, like myself
135 Text | like him, invite any one to ask you about anything which
136 Text | now, which will you do, ask or answer?~POLUS: I will
137 Text | or answer?~POLUS: I will ask; and do you answer me, Socrates,
138 Text | saying, Polus? Why do you ask me whether rhetoric is a
139 Text | will.~SOCRATES: Will you ask me, what sort of an art
140 Text | answering to them. And Polus may ask, if he likes, for he has
141 Text | him when he proceeded to ask a further question: Whether
142 Text | happy to answer, if you will ask me, What part of flattery
143 Text | rhetoric?~POLUS: I will ask and do you answer? What
144 Text | Yes, my friend, but you ask two questions at once.~POLUS:
145 Text | you have any questions to ask of me, either prove that
146 Text | should answer as well as ask that question.~SOCRATES:
147 Text | human being will allow? Ask the company.~SOCRATES: O
148 Text | failed then, you must not ask me to count the suffrages
149 Text | address myself to them. May I ask then whether you will answer
150 Text | Certainly not.~SOCRATES: Let me ask a question of you: When
151 Text | this is admitted, let me ask whether being punished is
152 Text | able to answer at once, ask yourself whither we go with
153 Text | earnest; but you may well ask him.~CALLICLES: By the gods,
154 Text | be thereby gained, slyly ask of him who is arguing conventionally
155 Text | good-will towards you, if I ask whether you are not ashamed
156 Text | the stronger; and I will ask you, great Sir, to be a
157 Text | Stop there, and let me ask you what you would say in
158 Text | pleasures? And I would still ask, whether you say that pleasure
159 Text | my dear friend, I would ask you to consider whether
160 Text | then, Socrates, you shall ask these little peddling questions,
161 Text | Then I will proceed, and ask whether you also agree with
162 Text | you would prefer, let me ask, and do you answer, which
163 Text | and I wish that you would ask some one who does.~SOCRATES:
164 Text | to obtain them? I mean to ask whether a man will escape
165 Text | if a young man begins to ask how he may become great
166 Text | state-physicians, should I not ask about you, and would you
167 Text | about you, and would you not ask about me, Well, but how
168 Text | being one, suppose that we ask a few questions of one another.
169 Text | Callicles, if a person were to ask these questions of you,
170 Text | Socrates.~SOCRATES: Nay, I ask you, not from a love of
171 Text | Miltiades, and Themistocles, and ask whether you still think
172 Text | noble citizens? and when I ask you who they are, you reply,
Ion
Part
173 Text | just now I should like to ask you a question: Does your
174 Text | Ion, what I am going to ask of you: When you produce
175 Text | nothing to say of others. You ask, ‘Why is this?’ The answer
176 Text | question which I have to ask. On what part of Homer do
177 Text | with the other? But let me ask a prior question: You admit
178 Text | the same. And if I were to ask whether I and you became
179 Text | what I was intending to ask you,—whether this holds
180 Text | managed. But suppose I were to ask you: By the help of which
Laches
Part
181 Intro| armour. The two fathers ask the two generals what they
182 Intro| Socrates proceeds: We might ask who are our teachers? But
183 Intro| the question will be to ask, ‘What is Virtue?’—or rather,
184 Text | that we were intending to ask your advice. Some laugh
185 Text | I have never thought to ask them whether the son of
186 Text | but, as I said at first, ask Socrates, and do not let
187 Text | LYSIMACHUS: I am going to ask this favour of you, Socrates;
188 Text | we not then first of all ask, whether there is any one
189 Text | are consulting, when we ask which of us is or is not
190 Text | partnership; and do you and he ask and answer one another’s
191 Text | manner; but you had better ask our friend Laches what his
192 Text | questions which I am going to ask, or the answers to them;
193 Text | question which I intended to ask, but another.~LACHES: What
194 Text | answering badly. For I meant to ask you not only about the courage
195 Text | with courage, and once more ask, What is that common quality,
196 Text | I mean this: As I might ask what is that quality which
197 Text | question which you must ask of himself.~LACHES: Yes.~
198 Text | endeavour to show. Let me ask you a question: Do not physicians
199 Text | sake of talking. Let us ask him just to explain what
200 Text | Socrates, if you like, ask him: I think that I have
201 Text | said at first, they should ask Socrates and not let him
Laws
Book
202 1 | of human beings. You will ask what the conclusion is,
203 1 | Athenian. Then let me once more ask, what institutions have
204 1 | Athenian. If you mean to ask what great good accrues
205 1 | particular instance. But if you ask what is the good of education
206 1 | Having what in view do you ask that question?~Athenian.
207 1 | Athenian. Nothing as yet; but I ask generally, when the puppet
208 1 | endeavour to show. And let me ask you a question:—Do we not
209 2 | differ, will you let me ask you whether you consider
210 2 | evil to the evil. Let me ask again, Are you and I agreed
211 2 | Apollo tell me, if I were to ask these same Gods who were
212 2 | thereupon I proceeded to ask, (that would be the right
213 3 | The question which you ask is not easily answered.~
214 3 | prayers of our friends, and ask for them what they ask for
215 3 | and ask for them what they ask for themselves.~Megillus.
216 3 | attend. And, first, we will ask you to consider with us,
217 3 | have I said all this? I ask, because the argument ought
218 3 | ass. Let us then once more ask the question, To what end
219 4 | city be? I do not mean to ask what is or will hereafter
220 4 | Athenian. Well, but let me ask, how is the country supplied
221 4 | Athenian. Then we have only to ask whether we are taking the
222 4 | of cure; and as children ask the doctor to be gentle
223 4 | gentle with them, so we will ask the legislator to cure our
224 4 | part, if any one were to ask me which I myself prefer
225 5 | cannot be. Some one will ask, why not? And we shall answer—
226 6 | answer, and to which, if she ask them herself, she should
227 7 | Cleinias. You need not, ask Megillus, Stranger, which
228 7 | all this. I will simply ask once more whether we shall
229 7 | our state. I need hardly ask again, but shall assume
230 7 | that they do not by mistake ask for evil instead of good.
231 7 | do I mean? Some one may ask this very question, and
232 7 | Athenian. You naturally ask, Cleinias, and to you and
233 9 | and he who has nothing to ask shall hand over the examination
234 9 | mind, let us proceed to ask ourselves once more whether
235 10 | consider if it be true or not; ask of others, and above all
236 10 | me, Cleinias—for I must ask you to be my partner—does
237 10 | that I had better first ask the questions and then answer
238 10 | it?~Cleinias. You mean to ask whether we should call such
239 10 | person may give the name and ask the definition; or he may
240 10 | give the definition and ask the name. I may illustrate
241 10 | Cleinias, and now let me ask you another question.~Cleinias.
242 10 | Cleinias. What are you going to ask?~Athenian. If the soul carries
243 11 | anything in the agora shall not ask two prices for that which
244 11 | which he sells, but he shall ask one price, and if he do
245 11 | raise the price, but simply ask the value; this the law
246 12 | capitally, Cleinias, and I would ask you to follow me to the
247 12 | human creature, we will ask a question:—O wonderful
248 12 | what do you mean?~Athenian. Ask me what is that one thing
249 12 | the same. Suppose that I ask you in what way the four
250 12 | you will have a right to ask of me in return in what
251 12 | Wait a little before you ask; and let us, first of all,
Lysis
Part
252 Intro| discussed in the Lysis. We may ask with Socrates, 1) whether
253 Intro| always permanent, we may ask when and upon what conditions
254 Text | boys laughed.~I shall not ask which is the richer of the
255 Text | assented. I was about to ask which was the juster of
256 Text | have forgotten anything, ask me again the next time that
257 Text | refuse, I said, since you ask me; but then, as you know,
258 Text | saying, and wants me to ask Menexenus, who, as he thinks,
259 Text | know.~And why do you not ask him? he said.~Very well,
260 Text | acquired. But I want to ask you a question about this,
261 Text | upon us in triumph, and ask, fairly enough, whether
262 Text | They will then proceed to ask whether the enemy is the
263 Text | rather shall I say, that to ask what either will be then
Menexenus
Part
264 Text | Council? And yet I need hardly ask, for I see that you, believing
Meno
Part
265 Intro| taught? No one would either ask or answer such a question
266 Text | any Hellene who likes may ask him anything. How different
267 Text | certain that if you were to ask any Athenian whether virtue
268 Text | fortunate I am, Meno! When I ask you for one virtue, you
269 Text | figure of the swarm, and ask of you, What is the nature
270 Text | And if he proceeded to ask, What other figures are
271 Text | you have told me what I ask, I will tell you, Socrates.~
272 Text | of that! Why, did not I ask you to tell me the nature
273 Text | is virtue? Ought I not to ask the question over again;
274 Text | we should only have to ask over again the old question,
275 Text | were a rogue, and now you ask whether I can teach you,
276 Text | to the questions which I ask him, and observe whether
277 Text | development. I shall only ask him, and not teach him,
278 Text | qualities of virtue, must ask, whether virtue is or is
279 Text | please, the Sophists); I only ask you to tell him who there
Parmenides
Part
280 Intro| Athens?’ ‘Why, yes: I came to ask a favour of you. First,
281 Intro| Antiphon. But why do you ask?’ ‘Let me introduce to you
282 Intro| said Zeno, with a smile, ‘ask Parmenides, for the undertaking
283 Intro| and contradictory.~When we ask what is the object of these
284 Intro| 2.b. Once more, let us ask the question, If one is
285 Intro| in the world. If we once ask how they are related to
286 Text | why I am here; I wish to ask a favour of you.~What may
287 Text | Antiphon; but why do you ask?~Let me introduce some countrymen
288 Text | more of us I should not ask him, for these are not subjects
289 Text | youngest and at your service. Ask, and I will answer.~Parmenides
290 Text | true.~Once more then let us ask, if one is what will follow.
291 Text | let us begin again, and ask, If one is, what must be
292 Text | affections of the others?~Let us ask that question.~Must not
293 Text | I will begin again, and ask: If one is not, what are
294 Text | you say.~If one is not, we ask what will happen in respect
295 Text | back to the beginning, and ask if the one is not, and the
296 Text | what will follow.~Let us ask that question.~In the first
Phaedo
Part
297 Intro| will vanish away, let us ask ourselves what is that which
298 Intro| of the soul. He will only ask for a further admission:—
299 Intro| a living belief. We must ask ourselves afresh why we
300 Intro| the soul, we must still ask the question of Socrates, ‘
301 Intro| immortality of the soul, we must ask further what we mean by
302 Intro| thousand years after death, and ask not what will be our employment
303 Intro| uttered by him we forbear to ask; for no answer can be given
304 Text | poet —he will be sure to ask it again, and therefore
305 Text | incredulous, Simmias, I would ask you whether you may not
306 Text | recollection? I mean to ask, Whether a person who, having
307 Text | dialectical process, both when we ask and when we answer questions.
308 Text | Must we not, said Socrates, ask ourselves what that is which,
309 Text | another way; she will not ask philosophy to release her
310 Text | which neither of us liked to ask, fearing that our importunity
311 Text | objection, but speak and ask anything which you like,
312 Text | period of time? Now I will ask you to consider whether
313 Text | And then he proceeds to ask of some one who is incredulous,
314 Text | speaking, I was beginning to ask myself the same question:
315 Text | the argument. And I would ask you to be thinking of the
316 Text | that I would then go on and ask him about the sun and moon
317 Text | replied.~Yet once more let me ask you to consider the question
318 Text | that is what I mean to ask—whether numbers such as
319 Text | in the words in which I ask it: let me have not the
320 Text | said: but I may and must ask the gods to prosper my journey
Phaedrus
Part
321 Intro| the sky above us, let us ask that question: since by
322 Intro| existence, we are inclined to ask whether he is serious: Is
323 Intro| connexion between them, and ask doubtfully, whether they
324 Intro| experience? Might he not ask, whether we ‘care more for
325 Text | lowlier destiny? But let me ask you, friend: have we not
326 Text | interests.~‘Perhaps you will ask me whether I propose that
327 Text | opinion needs to be supplied, ask and I will answer.’~Now,
328 Text | pause for an instant to ask whether you do not think
329 Text | acceptably to him. And now let us ask the reason why the soul
330 Text | the lover anything, if he ask him; although his fellow-steed
331 Text | and what is badly—need we ask Lysias, or any other poet
332 Text | PHAEDRUS: They would be sure to ask him whether he knew ‘to
333 Text | of life, and yet if you ask them a question they preserve
334 Text | now may I be allowed to ask you a question: Would a
335 Text | enough for me.~PHAEDRUS: Ask the same for me, for friends
Philebus
Part
336 Intro| and Socrates proceeds to ask how he can have a right
337 Intro| these mixed feelings, let me ask whether envy is painful. ‘
338 Intro| Philebus or Socrates, but ask, on behalf of the argument,
339 Intro| say about the rest? First, ask the pleasures—they will
340 Intro| dwell with wisdom. Secondly, ask the arts and sciences—they
341 Intro| generations of men. If we ask: Which of these many theories
342 Intro| happiness, we naturally ask what is meant by ‘happiness.’
343 Intro| gained only a truism.~Let us ask the question in another
344 Intro| religion, leading men to ask how evil may be diminished
345 Intro| about these too we must ask What will of God? how revealed
346 Text | What question?~SOCRATES: Ask me whether wisdom and science
347 Text | SOCRATES: Are you going to ask, Philebus, what this has
348 Text | Then answer.~PROTARCHUS: Ask.~SOCRATES: Would you choose,
349 Text | Perhaps you will allow me to ask you a question before you
350 Text | the harmony, let us now ask what will be the condition
351 Text | And mind what you say: I ask whether any animal who is
352 Text | no such interval, I may ask what would be the necessary
353 Text | But why, Socrates, do we ask the question at all? I do
354 Text | begin at the beginning, and ask whether, if we wanted to
355 Text | not imagine that I mean to ask whether those who are very
356 Text | Once more, Socrates, I must ask what you mean.~SOCRATES:
357 Text | PROTARCHUS: Why do you ask, Socrates?~SOCRATES: Because,
358 Text | a question.~PROTARCHUS: Ask, and I will answer.~SOCRATES:
359 Text | mean, O my Protarchus, to ask whether you would tell me
360 Text | all similar cases I should ask the same question.~PROTARCHUS:
361 Text | original design, has gone on to ask whether one sort of knowledge
362 Text | him? And about wisdom I ask the same question; can you
363 Text | we take?~SOCRATES: Do not ask me, Protarchus; but ask
364 Text | ask me, Protarchus; but ask the daughters of pleasure
365 Text | discovered it, we will proceed to ask whether this omnipresent
366 Text | measure, in like manner, and ask whether pleasure has more
Protagoras
Part
367 Intro| compromise that Protagoras shall ask and he will answer, and
368 Intro| of asking he himself will ask and Protagoras shall answer.
369 Text | Socrates? And yet I need hardly ask the question, for I know
370 Text | suppose a person were to ask this further question: And
371 Text | suppose a person were to ask us: In what are the painters
372 Text | And if he were further to ask: What is the wisdom of the
373 Text | not carefully consider and ask the opinion of your friends
374 Text | suppose that he were to ask him, ‘In what shall I become
375 Text | say this, he replied: You ask questions fairly, and I
376 Text | truer—then I will further ask you to imagine, as an illustration,
377 Text | teachers? You might as well ask, Who teaches Greek? For
378 Text | teachers found. Or you might ask, Who is to teach the sons
379 Text | when one has a question to ask of any of them, like books,
380 Text | they can neither answer nor ask; and if any one challenges
381 Text | Now I, Protagoras, want to ask of you a little question,
382 Text | suppose that some one were to ask us, saying, ‘O Protagoras,
383 Text | result may be that I who ask and you who answer may both
384 Text | such a bad memory, I will ask you to cut your answers
385 Text | that I cannot. And what you ask is as great an impossibility
386 Text | reply that I would fain ask the same of my own legs;
387 Text | Protagoras discoursing, you must ask him to shorten his answers,
388 Text | argument as well, let him ask and answer—not, when a question
389 Text | disposed to answer, let him ask and I will answer; and I
390 Text | questions as he likes to ask, let him in like manner
391 Text | obliged to agree that he would ask questions; and when he had
392 Text | do not understand. Let us ask Prodicus, for he ought to
393 Text | Protagoras is willing to ask, Socrates should answer;
394 Text | then that Socrates should ask.~I said: I wish Protagoras
395 Text | wish Protagoras either to ask or answer as he is inclined;
396 Text | conversation. If you have a mind to ask, I am ready to answer; or
397 Text | argue, and said that I might ask and he would answer.~So
398 Text | examination of these subjects, and ask questions and consult with
399 Text | opinion; or if not, I will ask you to define your meaning,
400 Text | and I were to go on and ask them again: ‘In what way
401 Text | evil. But some one will ask, Why? Because he is overcome,
402 Text | enquirer will proceed to ask. And we shall not be able
403 Text | by good. Is that, he will ask, because the good was worthy
404 Text | And now I should like to ask you, Hippias, and you, Prodicus,
405 Text | prefers to call them, I will ask you, most excellent Prodicus,
406 Text | Prodicus, I said; but let me ask whether, if our former assertions
407 Text | he said.~I only want to ask one more question, I said.
The Republic
Book
408 1 | and see you I would not ask you to come to me. But at
409 1 | question which I should like to ask of you, who have arrived
410 1 | peace with himself. ~May I ask, Cephalus, whether your
411 1 | is very true, but may I ask another question?-What do
412 1 | is, you should not only ask but answer, and you should
413 1 | there is many a one who can ask and cannot answer. And now
414 1 | and well know that if you ask a person what numbers make
415 1 | to prohibit him whom you ask from answering twice six,
416 1 | And do you suppose that I ask these questions with any
417 1 | between us in future, let me ask, in what sense do you speak
418 1 | the informer if you can; I ask no quarter at your hands.
419 1 | be better that I should ask you a question: Is the physician,
420 1 | body. Suppose you were to ask me whether the body is selfsufficing
421 1 | got a nurse? ~Why do you ask such a question, I said,
422 1 | forbid! I said; I would only ask you to be consistent; or,
423 1 | themselves but of others? Let me ask you a question: Are not
424 1 | or if you would rather ask, do so, and I will answer "
425 1 | you are so disposed I will ask and you shall answer. ~Proceed. ~
426 1 | also an excellence? Need I ask again whether the eye has
427 1 | point yet. I would rather ask the question more generally,
428 2 | have not succeeded. Let me ask you now: How would you arrange
429 2 | class also. But why do you ask? ~Because I want to know
430 2 | description a little too coarse, I ask you to suppose, Socrates,
431 2 | Once more, Socrates, I will ask you to consider another
432 2 | opposite side; and I would ask you to show not only the
433 2 | conventional good-I would ask you in your praise of justice
434 2 | second principle? Shall I ask you whether God is a magician,
435 3 | what you meant. ~I will ask you to remember also what
436 3 | You mean, I suspect, to ask whether tragedy and comedy
437 3 | Then, Adeimantus, let me ask you whether our guardians
438 3 | event. These two harmonies I ask you to leave; the strain
439 3 | and I agree. But let me ask you another question: Has
440 3 | this, I said; but rather ask ourselves: Is the practise
441 3 | next question? Must we not ask who are to be rulers and
442 4 | the charge. ~You mean to ask, I said, what will be our
443 4 | you say. ~I proceeded to ask: When two things, a greater
444 4 | easy when we proceed to ask whether these principles
445 5 | of what I then said, you ask me to begin again at the
446 5 | illustration we were to ask the question whether there
447 5 | he said. ~Next, we shall ask our opponent how, in reference
448 5 | him: Come now, and we will ask you a question: When you
449 5 | Yes. ~I should like to ask you a question. ~What is
450 5 | Capital, I said; but let me ask you once more: Shall they
451 5 | that? ~I was only going to ask whether, if we have discovered
452 5 | possibility is highest, I must ask you, having this in view,
453 5 | Exactly. ~Once more let me ask: Does he who desires any
454 5 | to follow-of such a one I ask, Is he awake or in a dream
455 5 | it? But we should like to ask him a question: Does he
456 5 | being premised, I would ask the gentleman who is of
457 6 | not philosophers, I must ask you which of the two classes
458 6 | them-are not such persons, I ask, simply blind? ~Truly, he
459 6 | of no use to them? ~You ask a question, I said, to which
460 6 | By all means. ~And let us ask and answer in turn, first
461 6 | been saying? Then let me ask you to consider further
462 6 | know that you are going to ask, What that State is: ~No,
463 6 | wrong, for I was going to ask another question-whether
464 6 | knowledge? ~Nay, I said, ask if you will; but I am certain
465 6 | sirs, let us not at present ask what is the actual nature
466 6 | forbid, I replied; but may I ask you to consider the image
467 7 | to laugh; he will first ask whether that soul of man
468 7 | man is not compelled to ask of thought the question,
469 8 | same position; and let me ask the same questions, and
470 9 | whom we have once more to ask, how is he formed out of
471 9 | By all means. ~Let me ask you not to forget the parallel
472 9 | three classes of men, and ask of them in turn which of
473 9 | he agree so far, we may ask him to answer another question: "
474 10 | only apparent. ~Now let me ask you another question: Which
475 10 | refer: we are not going to ask him, or any other poet,
476 10 | poems, and we may fairly ask him about them. "Friend
477 10 | certainly. But why do you ask? ~Are you not aware, I said,
The Second Alcibiades
Part
478 Text | by us; But that which we ask amiss, do thou avert.’ (
479 Text | appear at this moment, and ask before you made your prayer, ‘
480 Text | the contrary of what we ask.~And now I will relate to
481 Text | Their envoys were also to ask, ‘Why the Gods always granted
482 Text | lest perchance you should ask for evil, supposing that
The Seventh Letter
Part
483 Text | exposition, nor did Dionysios ask for one. For he professed
484 Text | But,” I continued, “I must ask that you will not regard
485 Text | as finished; and if you ask my reasons for recounting
The Sophist
Part
486 Intro| classify, to define, to ask what is the nature of knowledge,
487 Intro| words—‘I should like to ask our Eleatic friend what
488 Intro| concerning speech; let us ask the same question about
489 Intro| order of thought.~(a) If we ask how opposites can coexist,
490 Text | madmen. I should like to ask our Eleatic friend, if he
491 Text | them, and what made you ask?~SOCRATES: I want to know
492 Text | the first favour which we ask of you: I am sure that you
493 Text | present question.~STRANGER: I ask whether anybody can understand
494 Text | answer?~THEAETETUS: May I ask to what you are referring?~
495 Text | True.~STRANGER: Let us ask each party in turn, to give
496 Text | they are improved, let us ask them to state their views,
497 Text | argument? And will he not ask if the connecting links
498 Text | fairer.~STRANGER: Let me ask you to consider a further
499 Text | discourse.~THEAETETUS: Again I ask, What do you mean?~STRANGER:
The Statesman
Part
500 Intro| rather, shall we not first ask, whether the king, statesman,