The Apology
    Part
  1 Text |           all; but from me you shall hear the whole truth: not, however,
  2 Text |           accustomed manner, and you hear me using the words which
  3 Text |              upon such matters...You hear their answer. And from what
  4 Text |            have heard; and I came to hear of him in this way:—I came
  5 Text |             own accord; they like to hear the pretenders examined,
  6 Text |        Athens, do not interrupt, but hear me; there was an understanding
  7 Text |           between us that you should hear me to the end: I have something
  8 Text |           out; but I believe that to hear me will be good for you,
  9 Text |            any one likes to come and hear me while I am pursuing my
 10 Text |            this matter: they like to hear the cross-examination of
 11 Text |         other things about which you hear me examining myself and
 12 Text |              have been accustomed to hear from others, and which,


Charmides
    Part
 13 Intro|              and we are surprised to hear that, like Critias, he afterwards
 14 Text |        hearing hears itself, it must hear a voice; for there is no
 15 Text |    unexamined.~I like that, he said.~Hear, then, I said, my own dream;


Cratylus
    Part
 16 Intro|      knowledge: he has never been to hear the fifty-drachma course
 17 Intro|          have an open council and to hear both sides.~Hermogenes is
 18 Intro|               Go on; I am anxious to hear the rest.’ Now that we have
 19 Intro|           sozetai. ‘I should like to hear some more explanations of
 20 Intro|             should like very much to hear your account of the virtues.
 21 Intro|          names; and I should like to hear what Cratylus would say. ‘
 22 Text |             which I would far sooner hear.~SOCRATES: Son of Hipponicus,
 23 Text |         mistaken I shall be happy to hear and learn of Cratylus, or
 24 Text |               for am very curious to hear the rest of the enquiry
 25 Text |            right.~HERMOGENES: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: You know how
 26 Text |          another?~HERMOGENES: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: What is that
 27 Text |           name, and I should like to hear the explanation.~SOCRATES:
 28 Text |             use of names; and when I hear the word boulapteroun I
 29 Text |            names.~HERMOGENES: Let me hear, and I will do my best to
 30 Text |          names; but I should like to hear what Cratylus has more to


Critias
    Part
 31 Text |           the Muses, and then let us hear you sound the praises and
 32 Text |      surprised if you should perhaps hear Hellenic names given to
 33 Text |              child. Therefore if you hear names such as are used in


Crito
    Part
 34 Text |              another opinion, let me hear what you have to say. If,
 35 Text |              they will be charmed to hear the tale of your escape
 36 Text |           are out of temper you will hear many degrading things; you
 37 Text |            the voice which I seem to hear murmuring in my ears, like


Euthydemus
    Part
 38 Text |          less than no time you shall hear; for I cannot say that I
 39 Text |              a discourse I desire to hear; and if I do this in a very
 40 Text |            you because I am eager to hear your wisdom: and I must
 41 Text |              said, I am delighted to hear you say so; and I am also
 42 Text |          Ctesippus; then now you may hear me contradicting Dionysodorus.~
 43 Text |              and have been amazed to hear, this thesis of yours, which
 44 Text |             that I am most likely to hear the truth about it from
 45 Text |         Crito, if you are willing to hear what followed; for we resumed
 46 Text |             which I was impatient to hear); yes, such things, and
 47 Text |           think that you may as well hear what was said to me by a
 48 Text |        discourse which anybody might hear from men who were playing
 49 Text |         cannot help thinking, when I hear you talk, that there is


Euthyphro
    Part
 50 Text |            you, if you would like to hear them, many other things
 51 Text |            at present I would rather hear from you a more precise
 52 Text |              Euthyphro, did you ever hear any one arguing that a murderer


The First Alcibiades
    Part
 53 Text |          that you will be willing to hear, and I may consider myself
 54 Text |        ALCIBIADES: Certainly, let me hear.~SOCRATES: You had better
 55 Text |            answer; and if you do not hear the words, that the just
 56 Text |           SOCRATES: But did you ever hear of any other Athenian or
 57 Text |    ALCIBIADES: I certainly never did hear of any one.~SOCRATES: Well,
 58 Text |             will. And indeed, when I hear you speak, the truth of
 59 Text |              be persuaded by me, and hear the Delphian inscription, ‘


Gorgias
    Part
 60 Intro|          that? ‘Far otherwise.’ Then hear another parable. The life
 61 Intro|         enough, and would rather not hear again, that the bad man
 62 Intro|     disturbed; and then again we may hear a voice as of a parent consoling
 63 Intro|         composition. Do we not often hear the novel writer censured
 64 Intro|            the minds of men?~‘Let us hear the conclusion of the whole
 65 Text |     Chaerephon—does Socrates want to hear Gorgias?~CHAEREPHON: Yes,
 66 Text |             questions? for I want to hear from him what is the nature
 67 Text |               SOCRATES: I am glad to hear it; answer me in like manner
 68 Text |             rhetoric.~SOCRATES: Then hear me, Gorgias, for I am quite
 69 Text |      something else.~CHAEREPHON: You hear the audience cheering, Gorgias
 70 Text |        rhetoric is?~POLUS: Did I not hear you say that rhetoric was
 71 Text |              SOCRATES: At any rate I hear that he is.~POLUS: And do
 72 Text |            will; for I am curious to hear what you can have to say.~
 73 Text |           childish years. But when I hear some small creature carefully
 74 Text |          twang of slavery. So when I hear a man lisping, or see him
 75 Text |          ruin of you. And now when I hear you giving the same advice
 76 Text |             sakes;—we should like to hear the argument out.~CALLICLES:
 77 Text |       CALLICLES: What! did you never hear that Themistocles was a
 78 Text |             should very much like to hear what more you have to say.~
 79 Text |            but I wish that you would hear me too. I dare say that
 80 Text |              corrupted by him; for I hear that he was the first who
 81 Text |            order that they might not hear his voice for ten years?
 82 Text |               SOCRATES: Do you never hear our professors of education


Ion
    Part
 83 Intro|             him mad if he could only hear his embellishments of Homer.
 84 Text |               SOCRATES: I am glad to hear you say so, Ion; I see that
 85 Text |              and you really ought to hear how exquisitely I render
 86 Text |             you would: for I love to hear you wise men talk.~SOCRATES:
 87 Text |       prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be
 88 Text |          possessed; and if you could hear me speak of him I am sure
 89 Text |             should like very much to hear you, but not until you have
 90 Text |              good Ion, did you never hear of Apollodorus of Cyzicus?~


Laches
    Part
 91 Text |        LYSIMACHUS: I am delighted to hear, Socrates, that you maintain
 92 Text |            that I ought certainly to hear first what my elders have
 93 Text |              I shall be very glad to hear what he has to say.~LACHES:
 94 Text |            another, I should like to hear with which of our two friends
 95 Text |          would be greatly pleased to hear you answer the questions
 96 Text |             of discourse; for when I hear a man discoursing of virtue,
 97 Text |             of his voice; and when I hear him I am thought to be a
 98 Text |       opinion, to be deemed courage. Hear my reason: I am sure, Laches,
 99 Text |          also wise.~SOCRATES: Do you hear him, Laches?~LACHES: Yes,
100 Text |               Laches?~LACHES: Yes, I hear him, but I do not very well


Laws
    Book
101 1    |               and never did I see or hear of anything of the kind
102 1    |            precisely what we want to hear.~Athenian. Very good; I
103 1    |            you. And I always like to hear the Athenian tongue spoken;
104 1    |         assured that I shall like to hear you say whatever you have
105 1    |        satisfy you?~Cleinias. Let us hear.~Athenian. According to
106 1    |              that you are anxious to hear me.~Cleinias. To sure we
107 2    |               Athenian. I am glad to hear that you agree with me;
108 3    |              would go a great way to hear such another, and would
109 3    |     legislator should aim.~Athenian. Hear me, then: there are two
110 3    |     elucidate our subject.~Athenian. Hear, then:—There was a time
111 3    |            sure.~Athenian. Then, now hear and judge for yourself:—
112 4    |             and blessed are they who hear the wise words that flow
113 4    |      settlement of our state; may he hear and be propitious to us,
114 4    |            will be very necessary to hear about that.~Athenian. I
115 4    |           can.~Athenian. “Did we not hear you just now saying, that
116 5    |              and in some way see and hear and act in common, and all
117 6    |             years; but let him first hear how he ought to seek after
118 6    |      hesitation?~Athenian. You shall hear without any fruitless loss
119 6    |            better, Stranger, than to hear what you have to say.~Athenian.
120 6    |         while, on the other hand, we hear of other human beings who
121 7    |         freemen in states, when they hear of it, are very likely to
122 7    |              thinking thus. Will you hear me tell how great I deem
123 7    |           melodies most sorrowful to hear; and he who at the moment
124 7    |            if ever our citizens must hear such lamentations, then
125 7    |            we shall hereafter speak. Hear, however, first of all,
126 7    |            suitable for young men to hear; I cannot imagine any better
127 8    |              see with their eyes and hear with their ears of the so–
128 9    |           called good men among you; hear them tell and yourself try
129 9    |          citizens who can spare time hear and take a serious interest
130 10   |            good friend, let us first hear the jests which I suspect
131 10   |         course by gifts. For when we hear such things said of them
132 10   |      existence; who likewise see and hear the prostrations and invocations
133 10   |            acknowledge that the Gods hear and see and know all things,
134 10   |             but should you desire to hear more, listen to what we
135 11   |         persons are quick to see and hear all that relates to them,
136 12   |             good ones which they may hear to be existing elsewhere;
137 12   |             to see with his eyes and hear with his ears the festivals
138 12   |    reasonable time; let them see and hear that for the sake of which


Lysis
    Part
139 Intro|       despair is setting in, then to hear the voice or grasp the hand
140 Text |          favourite, I do not want to hear them; but I want to know
141 Text |            that Menexenus should not hear: Do, Socrates, tell Menexenus
142 Text |            something new, and let me hear, as long as I am allowed


Menexenus
    Part
143 Text |            you must imagine that you hear them saying what I now repeat
144 Text |             you may come with me and hear her.~MENEXENUS: I have often
145 Text |     MENEXENUS: Fear not, only let me hear them, and I will keep the


Meno
    Part
146 Text |              blindfolded has only to hear you talking, and he would
147 Text |       SOCRATES: Very good; I like to hear you say what you think.
148 Text |            own virtue. Did you never hear that he made his son Cleophantus
149 Text |         anything but agreed; you may hear them saying at one time


Parmenides
    Part
150 Intro|           quite true.’ ‘And can they hear the dialogue?’ ‘Nothing
151 Intro|        should be indeed surprised to hear that the absolute one is
152 Intro|           Parmenides and Zeno should hear the novel speculations of
153 Text |             Quite true.~And could we hear it? I asked.~Nothing easier,
154 Text |             with him; they wanted to hear the writings of Zeno, which
155 Text |             I should be surprised to hear that the natures or ideas
156 Text |              of Socrates, that I may hear the process again which


Phaedo
    Part
157 Intro|            loves above all things to hear and speak of Socrates after
158 Text |      ECHECRATES: I should so like to hear about his death. What did
159 Text |         account.~PHAEDO: Did you not hear of the proceedings at the
160 Text |            whether I speak myself or hear another speak of him.~ECHECRATES:
161 Text |            But you must first let me hear what Crito wants; he has
162 Text |              that the many when they hear your words will say how
163 Text |           but I should still like to hear what you were going to say.~
164 Text |            before we began to see or hear or perceive in any way,
165 Text |               And did we not see and hear and have the use of our
166 Text |              him, we had better also hear what Cebes has to say that
167 Text |          followed?~PHAEDO: You shall hear, for I was close to him
168 Text |            much like, said Cebes, to hear what you have to say.~Then
169 Text |             should very much like to hear, he replied.~Socrates proceeded:—
170 Text |          gods really dwell, and they hear their voices and receive


Phaedrus
    Part
171 Intro|            that he shall never again hear a speech of Lysias unless
172 Intro|              persuade the ‘birds’ to hear him, retiring a little behind
173 Text |       discourse?~PHAEDRUS: You shall hear, if you can spare time to
174 Text |             my part, I do so long to hear his speech, that if you
175 Text |              will excuse me when you hear the reason, which is, that
176 Text |              they, and where did you hear anything better than this?~
177 Text |   responsibility rests with you. But hear what follows, and perhaps
178 Text |            and everybody, and has to hear misplaced and exaggerated
179 Text |              agreeable to me than to hear you say so.~SOCRATES: Only
180 Text |              listen now; lest, if he hear me not, he should accept
181 Text |            art at all. But I seem to hear them arraying themselves
182 Text |             of art.~PHAEDRUS: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: Oratory is the
183 Text |           speaking we should like to hear him; but if not, we are


Philebus
    Part
184 Intro|            to this day it is rare to hear his name received with any
185 Text |              friends will be glad to hear them discussed; Philebus,
186 Text |             however, that if I could hear the argument repeated by
187 Text |             answer?~PHILEBUS: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: Have pleasure
188 Text |         argument.~PROTARCHUS: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: We see that the
189 Text |       Socrates, I only repeat what I hear.~SOCRATES: And is there
190 Text |              SOCRATES: Then when you hear a person saying, that always
191 Text |             their dislike, you shall hear from me what I deem to be
192 Text |         argument.~PROTARCHUS: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: Philebus says


Protagoras
    Part
193 Text |             at home. He lodges, as I hear, with Callias the son of
194 Text |             evening, as you say, you hear of him, and in the morning
195 Text |            as we were intending, and hear Protagoras; and when we
196 Text |         without opening: Did you not hear me say that he is not at
197 Text |        others. I was very anxious to hear what Prodicus was saying,
198 Text |         Hippias and their friends to hear us?~Very good, he said.~
199 Text |       speaking; still stood fixed to hear (Borrowed by Milton, “Paradise
200 Text |            matters, he might perhaps hear as fine a discourse; but
201 Text |             he asks he will wait and hear the answer; and this is
202 Text |           will prevent my staying to hear you at greater length (for
203 Text |           should like better than to hear you and Protagoras discourse.
204 Text |           like manner if you want to hear me and Protagoras discoursing,
205 Text |         language, is natural.~Do you hear, Protagoras, I asked, what
206 Text |            end in pleasure and pain, hear the consequences:—If what


The Republic
    Book
207 1    |           the company, who wanted to hear the end. But when Polemarchus
208 1    |              citizens but by all who hear of his having achieved the
209 1    |  advantageous, he answered. ~Did you hear all the advantages of the
210 1    |          replied; but still I cannot hear without amazement that you
211 1    |             eye? ~Certainly not. ~Or hear, except with the ear? ~No.
212 2    |              he said, that you would hear me as well as him, and then
213 2    |           that I am perplexed when I hear the voices of Thrasymachus
214 2    |          satisfactory way. I want to hear justice praised in respect
215 2    |             that I am most likely to hear this; and therefore I will
216 2    |          manner in which I desire to hear you too praising justice
217 2    |            delighted, he replied, to hear you say so, and shall begin
218 2    |               And now when the young hear all this said about virtue
219 2    |               and from all that they hear are prone to draw conclusions
220 2    |             sages, recommends. But I hear someone exclaiming that
221 2    |             not be punished. Still I hear a voice saying that the
222 2    |            to you, because I want to hear from you the opposite side;
223 2    |              this question, unless I hear the contrary from your own
224 2    |           the better way; and when I hear you say this, I am myself
225 2    |         carelessly allow children to hear any casual tales which may
226 2    |          mention, a chosen few might hear them in a mystery, and they
227 2    |          tales which the young first hear should be models of virtuous
228 2    |            we allow our young men to hear the words of AEschylus,
229 3    |        temperance for a young man to hear such words? or the verse ~"
230 3    |       opinion that they ought not to hear that sort of thing. ~But
231 3    |          these they ought to see and hear; as, for example, what is
232 3    |              bad effect on those who hear them; for everybody will
233 3    |         wakeful dogs, and to see and hear with the utmost keenness;
234 4    |           courage. ~I should like to hear what you are saying once
235 4    |              were to be dogs, and to hear the voice of the rulers,
236 5    | Thrasymachus-to look for gold, or to hear discourse? ~Yes, but discourse
237 5    |              which the children will hear repeated in their ears by
238 5    |            had let out their ears to hear every chorus; whether the
239 6    |          know what is your opinion. ~Hear my answer; I am of opinion
240 6    |         hopeless discussion; but now hear the parable, and then you
241 6    |              hardly need, I said, to hear the interpretation of the
242 6    |     honorable and good. Did you ever hear any of them which were not? ~
243 6    |               No, nor am I likely to hear. ~You recognize the truth
244 6    |            they may, perhaps, go and hear a lecture, and about this
245 6    |              I should not deserve to hear more. ~And do you remember
246 6    |              the hearing, I said, we hear, and with the other senses
247 6    |          that the one may be able to hear and the other to be heard? ~
248 6    |             them; at any rate let us hear if there is anything more
249 7    |           will our pupils, when they hear this, refuse to take their
250 7    |            stars, so are the ears to hear harmonious motions; and
251 7    |             tis as good as a play to hear them talking about their
252 8    |           shall particularly wish to hear what were the four constitutions
253 8    |             he replied, we certainly hear of many curious forms of
254 8    |         become a wolf. Did you never hear it? ~Oh, yes. ~And the protector
255 9    |        illustration of them? ~Let me hear. ~You would allow, I said,
256 10   |          Most true. ~And so, when we hear persons saying that the
257 10   |           him and being compelled to hear what he has to say, whereas
258 10   |             effect is what you say. ~Hear and judge: The best of us,
259 10   |          indeed in private, when you hear them, you are greatly amused
260 10   |     difficulty; but I should like to hear you state this argument
261 10   |              death. And you ought to hear them, and then both just
262 10   |            which I would more gladly hear. ~Well, I said, I will tell
263 10   |              them, and they bade him hear and see all that was to
264 10   |             moment, lest they should hear the voice; and when there
265 10   |           pulpit, spoke as follows: "Hear the word of Lachesis, the


The Second Alcibiades
    Part
266 Text |            good:—no one is likely to hear them make any further petition.
267 Text |            When, therefore, the Gods hear them using words of ill
268 Text |            men. But I should like to hear what your opinion is about


The Seventh Letter
    Part
269 Text |           all, old as well as young, hear the way in which this opinion
270 Text |              Whoever wishes may next hear of my second journey and
271 Text |       instruction given by others. I hear also that he has since written
272 Text |             I neither know nor did I hear the rest of what passed


The Sophist
    Part
273 Text |              imagines?~STRANGER: You hear them applauding, Theaetetus;
274 Text |           will deem me mad, when you hear of my sudden changes and
275 Text |            THEAETETUS: Which?—Let me hear.~STRANGER: I think that
276 Text |     altogether despise him, and will hear of nothing but body.~THEAETETUS:
277 Text |              have been accustomed to hear it.~THEAETETUS: And what
278 Text |              you.~THEAETETUS: Let me hear.~STRANGER: There are some


The Statesman
    Part
279 Intro|          which a child would love to hear,’ are a further assistance.
280 Intro|              But though we sometimes hear the cry that we must ‘educate
281 Text |               Young Socrates, do you hear what the elder Socrates
282 Text |               YOUNG SOCRATES: Let me hear.~STRANGER: If any one who
283 Text |           YOUNG SOCRATES: What did I hear, then?~STRANGER: That a
284 Text |               YOUNG SOCRATES: Let me hear.~STRANGER: The tame walking
285 Text |               YOUNG SOCRATES: Let me hear.~STRANGER: There were many
286 Text |          which a child would love to hear; and you are not too old
287 Text |               YOUNG SOCRATES: Let me hear.~STRANGER: There did really
288 Text |               STRANGER: Did you ever hear that the men of former times
289 Text |         earth-born race, of which we hear in story, was the one which
290 Text |          standard; would you like to hear the reason why?~YOUNG SOCRATES:
291 Text |             he should pretend not to hear them. But we have had enough
292 Text |             and worse.~STRANGER: But hear what follows:—When the year


The Symposium
    Part
293 Text |             like. For to speak or to hear others speak of philosophy
294 Text |            of the profit. But when I hear another strain, especially
295 Text |           but I should still like to hear one other person speak:
296 Text |             shall be contented if we hear some good speeches first.
297 Text |              our plan. Now I love to hear him talk; but just at present
298 Text |           cannot. But if you like to hear the truth about love, I
299 Text |            Yes,’ she added, ‘and you hear people say that lovers are
300 Text |         between you and him. When we hear any other speaker, even
301 Text |            my eyes rain tears when I hear them. And I observe that
302 Text |     flute-playing of this satyr. Yet hear me once more while I show
303 Text |             nobody with us, I should hear him speak the language which
304 Text |            and so without waiting to hear more I got up, and throwing
305 Text |        fancied, had some attractions—hear, O judges; for judges you
306 Text |            ridiculous when you first hear them; he clothes himself
307 Text |           half awake, and he did not hear the beginning of the discourse;


Theaetetus
    Part
308 Intro|              not let the uninitiated hear, and by the uninitiated
309 Intro|              are becoming”?’~‘When I hear your arguments, I am marvellously
310 Intro|              we know what we see and hear,—e.g. the sound of words
311 Intro|       ecclesia; they neither see nor hear the laws and votes of the
312 Intro|             a man has the courage to hear the argument out, he often
313 Intro|              see and see nothing? or hear and hear nothing? or touch
314 Intro|             see nothing? or hear and hear nothing? or touch and touch
315 Intro|            nothing? Must he not see, hear, or touch some one existing
316 Intro|          from stupidity they see and hear and think amiss; and this
317 Intro|             of sense. When we see or hear separately one of two things,
318 Text |              my hearing, never did I hear him praise any one as he
319 Text |             THEAETETUS: I am glad to hear it, Socrates; but what if
320 Text |            him off.~SOCRATES: Do you hear, Theaetetus, what Theodorus
321 Text |            opinion.~SOCRATES: Let me hear.~THEAETETUS: We divided
322 Text |     satisfactory answer to give, nor hear of any one who answers as
323 Text |              wits’ end. Did you ever hear that too?~THEAETETUS: Yes.~
324 Text |       mentioning?~THEAETETUS: When I hear you discoursing in this
325 Text |         every thing which we see and hear? for example, shall we say
326 Text |            having learned, we do not hear the language of foreigners
327 Text |              we say that we not only hear, but know what they are
328 Text |             what we actually see and hear of them—that is to say,
329 Text |        colour of the letters, and we hear and know the elevation or
330 Text |       assembly; they neither see nor hear the laws or decrees, as
331 Text |           shame—they fancy that they hear others saying of them, ‘
332 Text |          with evil friends—when they hear this they in their superior
333 Text |             they have the courage to hear the argument out, and do
334 Text |             that the cobbler too may hear and learn of them, and no
335 Text |       colours? and with what does he hear high and low sounds?—you
336 Text |       correct, to say that we see or hear with the eyes and with the
337 Text |       difficulty.~THEAETETUS: Let me hear.~SOCRATES: I think that
338 Text |             than ever now.~SOCRATES: Hear me once more, then:—I, knowing
339 Text |            not, or at one time I may hear them or perceive them in
340 Text |           yes; but wait a little and hear the explanation, and then
341 Text |        opinion; for when they see or hear or think of anything, they
342 Text |               and are apt to see and hear and think amiss—and such
343 Text |           still I should like you to hear my view, that you may help


Timaeus
    Part
344 Intro|     particulars. ‘You are welcome to hear them,’ said the priest, ‘
345 Intro|            him which he could see or hear; and he had no need to carry
346 Intro|              will hold you together. Hear me, then:—Three tribes of
347 Intro|          enquiry, while in others we hear the latest word of physical
348 Text |        undergo, and I should like to hear some one tell of our own
349 Text |         citizens. You are welcome to hear about them, Solon, said
350 Text |             is not able to see or to hear anything rightly; but he