The Apology
    Part
  1 Intro|           other?—especially when we consider that these two passages
  2 Text |             dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything
  3 Text |             require me to do what I consider dishonourable and impious


Charmides
    Part
  4 Text |         attention, and look within; consider the effect which temperance
  5 Text |             That is what we have to consider, he said.~And here, Critias,
  6 Text |        absence of science?~Yes.~But consider how monstrous this proposition
  7 Text |            a science; let us rather consider the matter.~You are quite
  8 Text |      professor of knowledge. Let us consider the matter in this way:
  9 Text |             these?~He will.~He will consider whether what he says is
 10 Text |            therefore you had better consider well.~But the time for consideration


Cratylus
    Part
 11 Intro|            now, I think that we may consider the names about which you
 12 Intro|      language. And this leads me to consider whether the primary as well
 13 Intro|           yourself.’~...~We may now consider (I) how far Plato in the
 14 Intro|       languages, which he is led to consider, because he finds that many
 15 Intro|             been inspired and would consider that, whereas probably every
 16 Intro|           it, we may now proceed to consider some of the principles or
 17 Text |           and to what does he look? Consider this in the light of the
 18 Text |          the reason of this? Let us consider:—does he not himself suggest
 19 Text |             Demons! And what do you consider to be the meaning of this
 20 Text |           animals never examine, or consider, or look up at what they
 21 Text |            after Hestia we ought to consider Rhea and Cronos, although
 22 Text |            minds of some who do not consider the true value of the name,
 23 Text |     certainly.~SOCRATES: Well then, consider whether this pur is not
 24 Text |           and I suppose that I must consider the meaning of wisdom (phronesis)
 25 Text |            ponder is the same as to consider; or, if you would rather,
 26 Text |           my bent, I should like to consider the meaning of the two words
 27 Text |            we are in a condition to consider the names ron (stream),
 28 Text |            Let me now invite you to consider what Hermogenes and I were
 29 Text |          mean.~SOCRATES: But let us consider what is the nature of this


Critias
    Part
 30 Text |           representation. For if we consider the likenesses which painters


Crito
    Part
 31 Intro|    well-ordered state the Laws will consider him as an enemy. Possibly
 32 Text |           and therefore we ought to consider whether I shall or shall
 33 Text |              That is what I want to consider with your help, Crito:—whether,
 34 Text |           proceed?~SOCRATES: Let us consider the matter together, and
 35 Text |         judgment. And now please to consider my first position, and try
 36 Text |           him. But I would have you consider, Crito, whether you really
 37 Text |            not know.~SOCRATES: Then consider the matter in this way:—
 38 Text |            Then the laws will say: ‘Consider, Socrates, if we are speaking
 39 Text |          out of the city.~‘For just consider, if you transgress and err


Euthydemus
    Part
 40 Text |           evil?~He assented.~Let us consider a further point, I said:


Euthyphro
    Part
 41 Text |           is impiety. And please to consider, Socrates, what a notable
 42 Text |              is a matter for you to consider.~EUTHYPHRO: Yes, I should


The First Alcibiades
    Part
 43 Pre  |            passed away. And we must consider how we should regard the
 44 Pre  |          their character. We do not consider them all as genuine until
 45 Text |          willing to hear, and I may consider myself to be speaking to
 46 Text |         Very.~SOCRATES: Well, then, consider and try to explain what
 47 Text |            you were ignorant—if you consider, you will find that there
 48 Text |      therefore they leave them, and consider which course of action will
 49 Text |            then also good: Will you consider now whether I may not be
 50 Text |             But, my dear friend, do consider what you are saying.~ALCIBIADES:
 51 Text |            ALCIBIADES: What am I to consider?~SOCRATES: In the first
 52 Text |        SOCRATES: In the next place, consider that what you say is probably
 53 Text |           son of Xerxes. You should consider how inferior we are to them
 54 Text |         What do you mean?~SOCRATES: Consider; if some one were to say


Gorgias
    Part
 55 Intro|           do injustice. He does not consider that going about with a
 56 Intro|     exterior.’ And I would have you consider the danger which you and
 57 Intro|             I would have you rather consider whether you ought not to
 58 Intro|          nothing worth.~We will now consider in order some of the principal
 59 Intro|             for them; but we do not consider that the same principle
 60 Text |          utterly despise them all. ‘Consider Socrates,’ he will say, ‘
 61 Text |            money-maker.’ And do you consider wealth to be the greatest
 62 Text |        SOCRATES: And what would you consider this to be?~GORGIAS: What
 63 Text |           but, perhaps, we ought to consider the audience, for, before
 64 Text |    therefore I think that we should consider whether we may not be detaining
 65 Text |            be hard indeed. But then consider my case:—shall not I be
 66 Text |           which is the truth. But I consider that nothing worth speaking
 67 Text |       SOCRATES: First, then, let us consider whether the doing of injustice
 68 Text |        greater evil, as I supposed. Consider:—You would say that to suffer
 69 Text |            that they are.~SOCRATES: Consider again:—Where there is an
 70 Text |             the truth indeed. For I consider that if a man is to make
 71 Text |       school:—Let me request you to consider how far you would accept
 72 Text |         Callicles, I would have you consider how you would reply if consequences
 73 Text |          friend, I would ask you to consider whether pleasure, from whatever
 74 Text |         distinct, we may proceed to consider in what they differ from
 75 Text |             first, I would have you consider whether I have proved what
 76 Text |         Suppose that we just calmly consider whether any of these was
 77 Text |        proceed in the next place to consider whether you are right in
 78 Text |          you at this moment have to consider how you may become as like
 79 Text |             these same matters, and consider them more thoroughly, you
 80 Text |            place, we should have to consider whether we had ever constructed
 81 Text |        truth of these things, and I consider how I shall present my soul


Ion
    Part
 82 Text |           only speak the truth. For consider what a very commonplace
 83 Text |            one and the same. Let us consider this matter; is not the
 84 Text |           that the prophet ought to consider and determine.~ION: And


Laches
    Part
 85 Text |          considering, or wanting to consider, who was the best trainer.
 86 Text |          very moment inviting us to consider in what way the gift of
 87 Text |            accomplish; let us first consider whether we have a sufficient
 88 Text |              Laches, that you would consider courage to be a very noble


Laws
    Book
 89 1    |            one another, he ought to consider their pains and pleasures
 90 1    |            they order all this, and consider where justice as well as
 91 1    |          again as before, and first consider the habit of courage; and
 92 1    |      Cleinias and Megillus, that we consider the virtue which follows
 93 1    |      notions of education, will you consider whether they satisfy you?~
 94 1    |        Proceed.~Athenian. Do we not consider each of ourselves to be
 95 1    |          trained amid fears, let us consider whether the opposite quality
 96 1    |           more innocent? For do but consider which is the greater risk:—
 97 2    |        Stranger. And now we have to consider whether the insight into
 98 2    |          let me ask you whether you consider such institutions to be
 99 3    |      believe them.~Athenian. Let us consider one of them, that which
100 3    |         Then I suppose that we must consider this subject?~Megillus.
101 3    |         evident.~Athenian. Then now consider what is really the greatest
102 3    |           first, we will ask you to consider with us, how and in what
103 3    |             the same; but we should consider when we say that temperance
104 3    |             animals, but he did not consider that those to whom he was
105 3    |          what the legislator has to consider, and what at the present
106 3    |            wish you and Cleinias to consider whether my words have not
107 4    |          part of virtue only. For I consider that the true lawgiver,
108 4    |           now, Cleinias, we have to consider whether you will or will
109 4    |          Yes; I remember.~Athenian. Consider, then, to whom our state
110 4    |            preamble, and not merely consider them to be chance topics
111 5    |    determined this, we have next to consider that there is a natural
112 5    |             strangers, a man should consider that a contract is a most
113 5    |           the stranger. We will now consider what manner of man he must
114 5    |             these, and we must also consider what sort of lives we by
115 5    |        always remain, they ought to consider further that the present
116 5    |            we ought by all means to consider that there can never be
117 5    |             common measure, when we consider generally that the divisions
118 5    |         round. The legislator is to consider all these things and to
119 6    |           under his guidance let us consider further point.~Cleinias.
120 6    |  supposition.~Athenian. Then let us consider if we can find any way out
121 6    |          who is the elector, should consider that of all the great offices
122 6    |           who marries is further to consider that one of the two houses
123 6    |          the next place, we have to consider what sort of property will
124 6    |         bride and bridegroom should consider that they are to produce
125 7    |            will be proper for us to consider, in the next place, their
126 7    |            and now let us all three consider a further point.~Cleinias.
127 7    |             souls; seeking truly to consider by what means, and in what
128 7    |            other ways with men. For consider;—if women do not share in
129 7    |             regulations, if we duly consider them, will never be exactly
130 7    |            of a pattern, for when I consider the words which we have
131 7    |            and also because he will consider that if young men have been
132 7    |            of peace what we have to consider is whether a man bears himself
133 7    |             it is necessary also to consider and know uncomely persons
134 8    |        these matters rightly should consider, that our city among existing
135 8    |          true? He who would rightly consider these matters must see the
136 9    |        country, such an one we must consider nearly as bad. Every man
137 9    |            earnestly entreat you to consider.~Cleinias. What is it?~Athenian.
138 9    |        deemed ridiculous? We should consider whether the laws of states
139 9    |          Athenian. Then we will now consider accurately, as we proposed,
140 9    |              Let us, if you please, consider these matters.~Cleinias.
141 9    |       Athenian. Perhaps; but let us consider further, that if all things
142 9    |            voluntary? And please to consider whether I am right or quite
143 9    |           but the legislator has to consider whether mankind do good
144 9    |      guardians of the law, meet and consider what family there is in
145 9    |            woman, or child ought to consider that the elder has the precedence
146 9    |             purified; for he should consider that he has become tainted
147 10   |          hurry, let us unreservedly consider the whole matter, summoning
148 10   |            I advise you go wait and consider if it be true or not; ask
149 10   |           dull can go over them and consider them again and again; nor
150 10   |        heard that.~Athenian. Let us consider together in the next place
151 11   |           when they meet they shall consider what amount of receipts,
152 11   |            a father would naturally consider, for he would choose out
153 11   |             family. The judge shall consider and determine the suitableness
154 11   |          stricken in years, let him consider that no statue can be more
155 12   |          has no foreign trade, must consider what it will do about the
156 12   |       matters the legislator has to consider, and he will begin by trying
157 12   |       connected with him; he should consider that the son, or brother,
158 12   |            one?~Cleinias. They must consider also in what sense they
159 12   |           Athenian. And are they to consider only, and to be unable to
160 12   |       Cleinias and Megillus, let us consider whether we may not add to


Menexenus
    Part
161 Pre  |            passed away. And we must consider how we should regard the
162 Pre  |          their character. We do not consider them all as genuine until


Meno
    Part
163 Text |              SOCRATES: Next, let us consider the goods of the soul: they
164 Text |            virtue is knowledge: for consider now and say whether virtue,
165 Text |     question, Who are the teachers? Consider the matter thus: If we wanted


Parmenides
    Part
166 Intro|            that you did not care to consider the difficulty in reference
167 Intro| consequences.’ ‘Yes; and you should consider, not only the consequences
168 Intro|          should practise. He should consider not only what would follow
169 Intro|             of reasoning; he should consider every question on the negative
170 Intro|         This being premised, let us consider whether one is capable either
171 Intro|         resting on facts. We do not consider how much metaphysics are
172 Text |            to visible things, or to consider the question that way; but
173 Text |       should go a step further, and consider not only the consequences
174 Text |             hypothesis the one? and consider the consequences which follow
175 Text |             in another?~No.~Further consider, whether that which is of
176 Text |         than the others?~True.~But, consider:—Are not the absolute same,
177 Text |            touch itself and others?—consider.~I am considering.~The one
178 Text |           others which are.~No.~But consider whether they may not become
179 Text |           than the others.~Yes.~But consider again; if we add equal time
180 Text |          for the third time, let us consider: If the one is both one
181 Text |             matters as evident, and consider again upon the hypothesis
182 Text |           Well, and ought we not to consider next what will be the consequence


Phaedo
    Part
183 Intro|             delusion. And when they consider the numberless bad arguments
184 Intro|             of God Himself; when we consider the contrast between the
185 Intro|           logical form. And when we consider how much the doctrine of
186 Text |         truth?—for in attempting to consider anything in company with
187 Text |          And when real philosophers consider all these things, will they
188 Text |           of other men, if you will consider them, are really a contradiction.~
189 Text |             the inquiry.~Suppose we consider the question whether the
190 Text |          replied Cebes.~Then let us consider the whole question, not
191 Text |        changing?~Yes.~Yet once more consider the matter in another light:
192 Text |            what I think. For when I consider the matter, either alone
193 Text |         time? Now I will ask you to consider whether the objection, which,
194 Text |             points which we have to consider?~They both agreed to this
195 Text |         therefore a man had only to consider the best for himself and
196 Text |         once more let me ask you to consider the question from another


Phaedrus
    Part
197 Intro|          and the rhetorician has to consider the natures of men’s souls
198 Intro|     speaking; let us now proceed to consider the true use of writing.
199 Intro|         matter of great interest to consider how, if at all, such a degeneracy
200 Text |        interest. Then again, lovers consider how by reason of their love
201 Text |           fickleness of friendship, consider that in any other case a
202 Text |      Remember what I have said; and consider yet this further point:
203 Text |             Rather I would have you consider that from this place we
204 Text |          eyes both of gods and men. Consider this, fair youth, and know
205 Text |            love or afterwards. They consider that they have given and
206 Text |             I agree.~SOCRATES: Then consider what truth as well as Hippocrates
207 Text |             nature. Ought we not to consider first whether that which
208 Text |          true; and therefore let us consider this matter in every light,
209 Text |           them; whereas you seem to consider not whether a thing is or


Philebus
    Part
210 Intro|           and Socrates,’ we may now consider the metaphysical conceptions
211 Intro|             be his meaning, when we consider that both here and in the
212 Intro|             reason I should like to consider the matter a little more
213 Intro|             impure sciences. Let us consider the sections of each which
214 Intro|           actions, we still have to consider whether this or some other
215 Intro|           which we shall do well to consider not only in their connexion,
216 Intro|             many centuries. When we consider the backwardness of knowledge
217 Text |          saying, we must begin, and consider what her nature is. She
218 Text |             us round, and please to consider which of us shall answer
219 Text |             more ridiculous. Let us consider, then, what we are to do:—
220 Text |       answer, as you have promised. Consider, then, whether you will
221 Text |         should.~SOCRATES: Would you consider that there was still anything
222 Text |            agree.~SOCRATES: And now consider well; for the question to
223 Text |          But still I should like to consider the class of mind, if you
224 Text |        SOCRATES: Then now please to consider the next stage of the argument.~
225 Text |         give our best attention and consider well, not the comparative
226 Text |             the same class, let him consider whether he would desire
227 Text |             time has come for us to consider about the pleasures also,
228 Text |             SOCRATES: Shall we next consider measure, in like manner,


Protagoras
    Part
229 Text |             would you not carefully consider and ask the opinion of your
230 Text |             the argument. Please to consider: Is there or is there not
231 Text |             things and not this, do consider how extraordinary their
232 Text |             manner I would have you consider that he who appears to you


The Republic
    Book
233 1    |       another question?-What do you consider to be the greatest blessing
234 1    |            he begins to reflect and consider what wrongs he has done
235 1    |           good for much. But let us consider this further point: Is not
236 1    |            sure, and must therefore consider further. ~Proceed. ~I will;
237 1    |       saying, I believe. But let us consider: Have we not admitted that
238 1    |            For which the art has to consider and provide? ~Yes, that
239 1    |            other; they have only to consider the interest of their subject-matter.
240 1    |              Then medicine does not consider the interest of medicine,
241 1    |             the art of horsemanship consider the interests of the art
242 1    |           far from being their own. Consider further, most foolish Socrates,
243 1    |            but what I would further consider is, whether this power which
244 1    |           which we also proposed to consider. I think that they have,
245 1    |          inquiry and turned away to consider whether justice is virtue
246 2    |         Socrates, I will ask you to consider another way of speaking
247 2    |           the inquiry. ~Let us then consider, first of all, what will
248 2    |             which you would have me consider is, not only how a State,
249 3    |          that the good man will not consider death terrible to any other
250 3    |          most," I replied, when you consider that there is a further
251 3    |           He must. ~Then now let us consider what will be their way of
252 4    |            they are no longer eyes; consider rather whether, by giving
253 4    |        State. And therefore we must consider whether in appointing our
254 4    |        refusing your request. ~Then consider, he said. ~Yes, I replied;
255 4    |              And so, I said, we may consider three out of the four virtues
256 4    |           point which I wish you to consider. ~What point? ~You remember
257 5    |          said Thrasymachus, you may consider us all to be equally agreed. ~
258 5    |      appears to be true. ~We had to consider, first, whether our proposals
259 5    |          endeavor with your help to consider the advantages of the measure;
260 5    |             which they will have to consider, such as the effects of
261 5    |             greatest evil, and then consider whether our previous description
262 5    |             might perhaps hereafter consider this question, but that,
263 5    |          called discord. ~I agree. ~Consider then, I said, when that
264 5    |          you mean? I would have you consider that the word which you
265 6    |             that of the unjust must consider. ~And what is the next question?
266 6    |            Undoubtedly. ~And do you consider truth to be akin to proportion
267 6    |       Exactly. ~And we have next to consider the corruptions of the philosophic
268 6    |              Then let me ask you to consider further whether the world
269 6    |       replied; but may I ask you to consider the image in another point
270 6    |       undoubtedly. ~Next proceed to consider the manner in which the
271 7    |          replied. ~And now shall we consider in what way such guardians
272 7    |     realities of such importance to consider? Why, indeed, he said, when
273 7    |           the points which you must consider; and those who have most
274 8    |           worst of them, we were to consider whether the best was not
275 8    |        individual; and, after that, consider oligarchy and the oligarchical
276 8    |               First of all, I said, consider the nature of the qualification
277 8    |              Let us next proceed to consider the nature and origin of
278 8    |        oligarchy came. ~Let us then consider whether there is any likeness
279 8    |              Excellent! I said. Yet consider: Must we not further admit
280 8    |          alike. ~We know her well. ~Consider now, I said, what manner
281 8    |            individual is, or rather consider, as in the case of the State,
282 8    |        tyrant; these we have now to consider. ~Quite true, he said. ~
283 8    |            he said. ~And now let us consider the happiness of the man,
284 8    |    generated. ~Yes, he said, let us consider that. ~At first, in the
285 9    |           peers out in sleep. Pray, consider whether I am right, and
286 10   |        never be a poet, we ought to consider whether here also there
287 10   |         What point of view? ~If you consider, I said, that when in misfortune
288 10   |            Is not this true? ~Yes. ~Consider the soul in like manner.
289 10   |           own? ~It is, he replied. ~Consider, I said, Glaucon, that even
290 10   |          has opportunity. He should consider the bearing of all these


The Second Alcibiades
    Part
291 Text |        SOCRATES: Madness, then, you consider to be the opposite of discretion?~
292 Text |         madmen are wont to inflict? Consider, my dear friend: may it
293 Text |           to me. But perhaps we may consider the matter thus:—~ALCIBIADES:
294 Text |        first that we should have to consider who were the wise and who
295 Text |         strange to you, if you will consider it? (The reading is here
296 Text |           not injure the possessor. Consider the matter thus:—Must we
297 Text |              to be very careful and consider well what we should say


The Seventh Letter
    Part
298 Text |             write to me that I must consider your views the same as those
299 Text |        property in extravagant, and consider it a duty to be idle in
300 Text |             is not willing, I shall consider one who declines to advise
301 Text |          all accomplished, I should consider as unmanly one who accepts
302 Text |            Therefore also we should consider it a lesser evil to suffer


The Sophist
    Part
303 Intro|           the time. We will briefly consider how far these statements
304 Intro|        light.~Nor need we seriously consider whether Plato was right
305 Intro|          not of others? And we will consider the first hypothesis first
306 Intro|          which it will be useful to consider, such as the unity of opposites,
307 Intro|    comparison with Plato we may now consider the value of this invention
308 Intro|             as liberty, and have to consider the proportions in which
309 Intro|         with his own system ever to consider the effect of what is unknown
310 Text |          argument.~STRANGER: Let us consider once more whether there
311 Text |          soul, and that we ought to consider cowardice, intemperance,
312 Text |      Hellenes. But we have still to consider whether education admits
313 Text |             us be serious then, and consider the question neither in
314 Text |           had better, first of all, consider the points which at present
315 Text |             the principal ones, and consider their several natures and
316 Text |           fifth class? Or should we consider being and other to be two
317 Text |         STRANGER: Let me ask you to consider a further question.~THEAETETUS:


The Statesman
    Part
318 Intro|          lastly (7), we may briefly consider the genuineness of the Sophist
319 Intro|            would seriously have him consider how many competitors there
320 Text |            they may be, and we will consider their claim. But we are
321 Text |            heavenly motions, we may consider this to be the greatest
322 Text |             means.~STRANGER: Let us consider, in the first place, that
323 Text |          completed, let us go on to consider another question, which
324 Text |          exception of tame animals. Consider;—there was the original
325 Text |           see that we shall have to consider this notion of there being
326 Text |           STRANGER: Neither, if you consider, can any one deny the other
327 Text |          STRANGER: Once more let us consider the nature of the righteous
328 Text |            I suppose that you would consider courage to be a part of
329 Text |      SOCRATES: Tell me how we shall consider that question.~STRANGER:
330 Text |           all those things which we consider beautiful and at the same
331 Text |           all so easy: Well, let us consider these notions with reference
332 Text |              True.~STRANGER: Let us consider a further point.~YOUNG SOCRATES:
333 Text |       SOCRATES: There is no need to consider them at all.~STRANGER: More
334 Text |             More reason is there to consider the practice of those who


The Symposium
    Part
335 Text |             of the party yesterday. Consider then: How can the drinking
336 Text |           is especially honourable. Consider, too, how great is the encouragement
337 Text |          Socrates, I would have you consider whether ‘necessarily’ is
338 Text |           of their ways, unless you consider how they are stirred by
339 Text |           in the next stage he will consider that the beauty of the mind
340 Text |           quite serious, and do you consider what you think best for
341 Text |             other time then we will consider and act as seems best about


Theaetetus
    Part
342 Intro|            Socrates has declined to consider, is resumed by the Eleatic
343 Intro|          that they shall proceed to consider the doctrine of rest. This
344 Intro|       standard of truth. He did not consider whether man in the higher
345 Intro|             view that we propose to consider them.~The simplest sensation
346 Intro|            in sensation,’ we should consider that such expressions belong
347 Intro|         sensation we may proceed to consider acts of sense. These admit
348 Intro|           the senses we may briefly consider two questions—first their
349 Intro|     approach to the study we should consider at the outset what are the
350 Text |             In this manner you will consider whether knowledge and sensation
351 Text |           look at the whole, nor to consider that every man has had thousands
352 Text |     THEODORUS: Most true.~SOCRATES: Consider a further point: did we
353 Text |          tell me what faculty would consider the question. It would not
354 Text |         until I have endeavoured to consider the matter from every point
355 Text |          Exactly; and I want you to consider whether this does not imply
356 Text |          And to reckon is simply to consider how much such and such a
357 Text |            letter unknown, we shall consider that either intentionally


Timaeus
    Part
358 Intro|           the dialogue: (2) I shall consider the aspects of nature which
359 Intro|          the fourth section I shall consider the Platonic astronomy,
360 Intro|          for innocent recreation to consider the truths of generation.~
361 Intro|             sight of. First, let us consider once more the meaning of
362 Intro|             correct.~We have now to consider the much discussed question
363 Intro|           Section 8.~We have now to consider how far in any of these
364 Intro|          followed them. He does not consider that ancient physical philosophy
365 Intro|           to the subject, we should consider the physical philosophy
366 Intro|           of the Timaeus. We should consider not how much Plato actually
367 Text |            trained they were not to consider gold or silver or anything
368 Text |           you have imposed upon us. Consider then, Socrates, if this
369 Text |         these. To which end we must consider the nature of fire, and
370 Text |         impressions of them.~Let us consider this question more precisely.
371 Text |           one part of water. Let us consider the matter in another way.
372 Text |             of nature ought duly to consider.~Unless a person comes to
373 Text |           the next place we have to consider that there are divers kinds
374 Text |          and for recreation turn to consider the truths of generation
375 Text |           sharp; and we may further consider the fineness of the sides,
376 Text |           conduit.~Let us once more consider the phenomena of respiration,
377 Text |           proportion.~And we should consider that God gave the sovereign