The Apology
    Part
  1 Text |                  APOLOGY~How you, O Athenians, have been affected
  2 Text |          be appearing before you, O men of Athens, in the character
  3 Text |          But the simple truth is, O Athenians, that I have nothing
  4 Text |           my character. And here, O men of Athens, I must beg
  5 Text |         others: but the truth is, O men of Athens, that God
  6 Text |  illustration, as if he said, He, O men, is the wisest, who,
  7 Text |        all in a moment. And this, O men of Athens, is the truth
  8 Text |     corrupt the youth; but I say, O men of Athens, that Meletus
  9 Text |       earnest.~I should like you, O men of Athens, to join me
 10 Text |        but of disgrace. And this, O men of Athens, is a true
 11 Text |      indeed, would be my conduct, O men of Athens, if I who,
 12 Text |   speaking an untruth. Wherefore, O men of Athens, I say to
 13 Text |          think. For I am certain, O men of Athens, that if I
 14 Text |          state which I ever held, O men of Athens, was that
 15 Text |         to any one. This is true, O Athenians, or, if not true,
 16 Text |          a family, yes, and sons, O Athenians, three in number,
 17 Text |    indictment of Meletus. For if, O men of Athens, by force
 18 Text |     reasons why I am not grieved, O men of Athens, at the vote
 19 Text |       shall I propose on my part, O men of Athens? Clearly that
 20 Text |        Doubtless some good thing, O men of Athens, if he has
 21 Text |     maintenance in the Prytaneum, O men of Athens, a reward
 22 Text |         much time will be gained, O Athenians, in return for
 23 Text |           they are well.~And now, O men who have condemned me,
 24 Text |         which has happened to me. O my judges—for you I may
 25 Text |        the dead abide, what good, O my friends and judges, can
 26 Text |        What would not a man give, O judges, to be able to examine
 27 Text |          said is true.~Wherefore, O judges, be of good cheer
 28 Text |        grown up, I would ask you, O my friends, to punish them;


Charmides
    Part
 29 Text |  palaestra crowded about us, and, O rare! I caught a sight of
 30 Text |       wise who does his own work.~O Critias, I said, no sooner
 31 Text |        and a good. And therefore, O son of Callaeschrus, as


Cratylus
    Part
 32 Intro|          fearless); and Pelops is o ta pelas oron (he who sees
 33 Intro|        the original meaning being o anathron a opopen—he who
 34 Intro|    suffers the penalty of sin,—en o sozetai. ‘I should like
 35 Intro|         very difficult question.’ O, my dear Hermogenes, I believe
 36 Intro|          all of them. Dionysus is o didous ton oinon, and oinos
 37 Intro|       again, is the lord of light—o tou phaeos istor. This is
 38 Intro|         or thief or bargainer; or o eirein momenos, that is,
 39 Intro|       speech indicates everything—o pan menuon. He has two forms,
 40 Intro|         etos are the same thought—o en eauto etazon, cut into
 41 Intro|         me. Justice is said to be o kaion, or the sun; and when
 42 Intro|            and may be regarded as o lian desmos tes psuches,
 43 Text |           sees what is near only (o ta pelas oron).~HERMOGENES:
 44 Text |         us the use of this name: ‘O my friends,’ says he to


Crito
    Part
 45 Text |        who called to me and said: O Socrates,~‘The third day
 46 Text |         as in you lies? Will you, O professor of true virtue,


Euthydemus
    Part
 47 Text |         have the other knowledge, O forgive me: I address you
 48 Text |          his wisdom. Then I said: O Euthydemus and Dionysodorus,
 49 Text |          began nearly as follows: O Cleinias, are those who
 50 Text |           from laughing. And now, O son of Axiochus, let me
 51 Text |            I added, how narrowly, O son of Axiochus, have you
 52 Text |    assented.~And tell me, I said, O tell me, what do possessions
 53 Text |           joke with him and said: O Ctesippus, I think that
 54 Text |          abuse and contradiction, O illustrious Dionysodorus;
 55 Text |          to do that which is not?~O Euthydemus, I said, I have
 56 Text |          as true of you as of us.~O, indeed, I said, what a
 57 Text |           if they know one thing.~O heavens, Dionysodorus, I
 58 Text |           in the right.~SOCRATES: O Crito, they are marvellous


The First Alcibiades
    Part
 59 Text |         may be surprised to find, O son of Cleinias, that I,
 60 Text |     required in their assailants! O my friend, be persuaded
 61 Text |   ALCIBIADES: Yes.~SOCRATES: And, O my friend, is not the condition
 62 Text |           be my master.~SOCRATES: O that is rare! My love breeds


Gorgias
    Part
 63 Text |       which he is skilled.~POLUS: O Chaerephon, there are many
 64 Text |          the physician will say: ‘O Socrates, Gorgias is deceiving
 65 Text |           make you agree with me, O my friend, for as a friend
 66 Text |        Ask the company.~SOCRATES: O Polus, I am not a public
 67 Text |      ought to be doing?~SOCRATES: O Callicles, if there were
 68 Text |          god of Egypt, I declare, O Callicles, that Callicles
 69 Text |     contradict myself.~CALLICLES: O Socrates, you are a regular
 70 Text |          CALLICLES: Not the same, O man of wisdom.~SOCRATES:
 71 Text |         salvation, is ridiculous. O my friend! I want you to
 72 Text |           performances.~SOCRATES: O, my dear friend, I say nothing
 73 Text |           to accuse him, saying, ‘O my boys, many evil things


Ion
    Part
 74 Text |   rhapsodes at the festival?~ION: O yes; and of all sorts of
 75 Text |          wise men talk.~SOCRATES: O that we were wise, Ion,


Laches
    Part
 76 Text |         home by old age; but you, O son of Sophroniscus, should


Laws
    Book
 77 1    |           shall we say?~Cleinias. O Athenian Stranger—inhabitant
 78 1    |        this question of Tyrtaeus: O most divine poet, we will
 79 1    |     endless.~Athenian. Excellent, O Lacedaemonian Stranger.
 80 1    |       happens among us.~Athenian. O Lacedaemonian Stranger,
 81 1    |           answer him:—Wonder not, O stranger; this is our custom,
 82 1    |          and Scythians.~Megillus. O best of men, we have only
 83 1    |        question of law?~Megillus. O Athenian Stranger, let me
 84 1    |           not go and say to him, “O legislator, whether you
 85 2    |   happiest. And to that I rejoin:—O my father, did you not wish
 86 3    |         would make a state happy, O Megillus and Cleinias, we
 87 3    |          is to be committed. For, O my friends, how can there
 88 3    |         follow and obey; and yet, O thou most wise Pindar, as
 89 3    |          we not most justly say: “O Darius, how came you to
 90 3    | considered by us. Justly may you, O Lacedaemonians, be praised,
 91 4    |       legislator, and say to him—”O, legislator, speak; if you
 92 5    |           appear and address us:—”O my friends,” he will say
 93 5    |         must not fail to observe, O Megillus and Cleinias, that
 94 6    |           our new city?~Athenian. O, Cleinias, Athens is proud,
 95 6    |         seldom as possible.~Thus, O my friends, and for the
 96 6    |     Athenian. We will say to them—O friends and saviours of
 97 6    |           is born of good parents—O my son, you ought to make
 98 7    |          are unworthy of freemen, O Megillus and Cleinias.~I
 99 7    |           have not as yet spoken, O illustrious guardian of
100 7    |           them: all these things, O my friend, have not yet
101 7    |       what will you do with them, O most excellent guardians
102 7    |          great charges?~Athenian. O my friend, there will be
103 7    |      tragedy, come to us and say—”O strangers, may we go to
104 7    |    publication or not. Wherefore, O ye sons and scions of the
105 7    |  ignorance do you mean?~Athenian. O my dear Cleinias, I, like
106 7    |         might we not say to them:—O ye best of Hellenes, is
107 7    |            Athenian. I will. For, O my good friends, that other
108 7    |         prayer for their welfare: O friends, we will say to
109 9    |       admonition and exhortation:—O sir, we will say to him,
110 9    |           injure. For I maintain, O my friends, that the mere
111 10   |  irreverent speech of this sort:—”O inhabitants of Athens, and
112 10   |       Cleinias. One such teacher, O Stranger, would be bad enough,
113 10   |        him, smothering our anger:—O my son, we will say to him,
114 10   |    follows:—Some one says to me, “O Stranger, are all things
115 10   |      human affairs: To him we say—O thou best of men, in believing
116 10   |           is none.~Athenian. And, O most excellent and best
117 10   |        Gods who inhabit Olympus.~ O youth or young man, who
118 11   |         mean, Stranger?~Athenian. O Cleinias, a man when he
119 11   |           Such as what?~Athenian. O ye Gods, he will say, how
120 11   |         Cleinias. What?~Athenian. O my friends, we will say
121 11   |        Athenian. I will tell you, O my friend, for such things
122 12   |          what you mean.~Athenian. O Cleinias, many things of
123 12   |           we will ask a question:—O wonderful being, and to
124 12   |          and explained.~Athenian. O Megillus and Cleinias, about


Lysis
    Part
125 Text |       blushed; and I said to him, O Hippothales, thou son of
126 Text |       nonsense, and is stark mad.~O Hippothales, I said, if
127 Text |        When I heard this, I said: O ridiculous Hippothales!
128 Text |           I cannot find any.~But, O Menexenus! I said, may we
129 Text |           to the boys at parting: O Menexenus and Lysis, how


Menexenus
    Part
130 Text |         will be chosen.~SOCRATES: O Menexenus! Death in battle
131 Text |         to remind and exhort you, O ye sons of heroes, that
132 Text |       exhortation of ours.’~This, O ye children and parents


Meno
    Part
133 Intro|  different from that of Gorgias? ‘O yes—nothing easier: there
134 Text |         what other way?~SOCRATES: O Meno, there was a time when
135 Text |           Yes.~SOCRATES: And yet, O son of Alexidemus, I cannot
136 Text |       definition of virtue?~MENO: O Socrates, I used to be told,
137 Text |          that you know.~SOCRATES: O Meno, think that Anytus


Phaedo
    Part
138 Text |         and said, as women will: ‘O Socrates, this is the last
139 Text |       mind him, he said.~And now, O my judges, I desire to prove
140 Text |       Undoubtedly, Socrates.~But, O my friend, if this is true,
141 Text |         with joy? Surely he will, O my friend, if he be a true
142 Text |           the exchange of virtue. O my blessed Simmias, is there
143 Text |    Socrates replied with a smile: O Simmias, what are you saying?
144 Text |     enquiry.~Very true.~But then, O my friends, he said, if


Phaedrus
    Part
145 Intro|           did I call this “love”? O God, forgive my blasphemy.
146 Text |         than the lover.~SOCRATES: O that is noble of him! I
147 Text |          not learn the very words—O no; nevertheless I have
148 Text |           please.~SOCRATES: Come, O ye Muses, melodious, as
149 Text |         are a musical race, help, O help me in the tale which
150 Text |          see that I was in error. O my friend, how prophetic
151 Text |          the wit. Thamus replied: O most ingenious Theuth, the


Philebus
    Part
152 Text |      wisdom.~SOCRATES: Most true, O son of Callias; and the
153 Text |          perfections of the soul: O my beautiful Philebus, the
154 Text |         of the aforesaid classes, O Protarchus and Philebus,
155 Text |          are rashly spoken by us, O Protarchus, for they are
156 Text |           introduce the argument, O Protarchus, with any personal
157 Text |     Certainly.~SOCRATES: And now, O Protarchus, try to divide
158 Text |       question.~SOCRATES: I mean, O my Protarchus, to ask whether
159 Text |          the enquiry?~PROTARCHUS: O Socrates, we have reached
160 Text |           How?~SOCRATES: Tell us, O beloved—shall we call you


Protagoras
    Part
161 Text |        your namesake Hippocrates, O Hippocrates; tell me, what
162 Text |       though I should not wonder, O my friend, if many of them
163 Text |        any one; but if not, then, O my friend, pause, and do
164 Text |       Hippocrates, I said to him: O son of Apollodorus, how
165 Text |          were to ask us, saying, ‘O Protagoras, and you, Socrates,
166 Text |           believe—went on to say: O Prodicus and Hippias, Callias
167 Text |        Simonides answering him): ‘O my friends,’ says Pittacus, ‘
168 Text |           this, and you rejoined: O Protagoras and Socrates,


The Republic
    Book
169 1    |        sacrifices. ~Tell me then, O thou heir of the argument,
170 1    |           commands, in that case, O wisest of men, is there
171 1    |          Thrasymachus? ~Yes. And, O my friend, I said, surely
172 2    |            Him wild hunger drives o'er the beauteous earth." ~
173 3    |         immortals." ~And again: ~"O heavens! verily in the house
174 3    |            as to make him say - ~"O heavens! with my eyes verily
175 3    |      shall. ~What of this line, ~"O heavy with wine, who hast
176 3    |             Thou hast wronged me, O Far-darter, most abominable
177 4    |      harbors, and the like.. But, O heavens! shall we condescend
178 4    |           said. ~Once more, then, O my friend, we have alighted
179 6    |         imagine not, he replied. ~O my friends, I said, do not
180 7    |       person were to say to them: O my friends, what are these
181 9    |     drunken, lustful, passionate? O my friend, is not that so? ~
182 9    |          about his parents. ~But, O heavens! Adeimantus, on


The Sophist
    Part
183 Text |  THEAETETUS: True.~STRANGER: And, O heavens, can we ever be
184 Text |       What do you mean?~STRANGER: O my friend, do you not see


The Statesman
    Part
185 Text |           statesman, philosopher! O my dear Theodorus, do my
186 Text |       somewhat plainer.~STRANGER: O Socrates, best of men, you
187 Text |            STRANGER: Suppose now, O most courageous of dialecticians,


The Symposium
    Part
188 Text |      distance, said: Apollodorus, O thou Phalerian (Probably
189 Text |         have described.’~I said, ‘O thou stranger woman, thou
190 Text |       said: ‘Is this really true, O thou wise Diotima?’ And
191 Text |         head of the Silenus; but, O my companions in drink,
192 Text |        had some attractions—hear, O judges; for judges you shall


Theaetetus
    Part
193 Intro|         is SO? Two letters, S and O, a sibilant and a vowel,
194 Intro|         AND LIMITS Of PSYCHOLOGY.~O gar arche men o me oide,
195 Intro|       PSYCHOLOGY.~O gar arche men o me oide, teleute de kai
196 Text |        have read him?~THEAETETUS: O yes, again and again.~SOCRATES:
197 Text |          an animal or of a class. O Theaetetus, are not these
198 Text |         of poor me. The truth is, O slatternly Socrates, that
199 Text |      entanglements of words. But, O my good sir, he will say,
200 Text |           truer than others. And, O my dear Socrates, I do not
201 Text |          Socrates.~SOCRATES: But, O my friend, when he draws
202 Text |        holy, just, and wise. But, O my friend, you cannot easily
203 Text |        his disciples, a question:—O, Protagoras, we will say
204 Text |           ancient and famous men. O Theodorus, do you think
205 Text |           any one were to ask me:—O Socrates, have you indeed
206 Text |       true hero of dialectic: and O that such an one were present!
207 Text |   dialectic will retort upon us:—‘O my excellent friends, he
208 Text |     Certainly.~SOCRATES: And yet, O my friend, if true opinion
209 Text |  THEAETETUS: I should reply S and O.~SOCRATES: That is the definition
210 Text |          of the two letters S and O, which form the first syllable
211 Text |         knows, that is, the S and O?~THEAETETUS: Yes.~SOCRATES:


Timaeus
    Part
212 Intro|         aged priest said to him: ‘O Solon, Solon, you Hellenes
213 Intro|          found the famous words, ‘O Solon, Solon, you Hellenes
214 Text |           a very great age, said: O Solon, Solon, you Hellenes