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him。 He can be pleasing enough to others�察�but to me�察�whenever he appears 

on the scene�察�he is not a blessingno� �but by every manner of means the 

reverse。 

     Soc。 May it not happen that just as a horse is no gain to the inexpert 

rider who essays to handle him�察�so in like manner�察�if a man tries to deal 

with his brother after an ignorant fashion�察�this same brother will kick�拭�

     Chaer。   But   is   it   likely   now�拭  �How   should   I   be   ignorant   of   the   art   of 

dealing with my brother if I know the art of repaying kind words and good 

deeds in kind�拭�But a man who tries all he can to annoy me by word and 

deed�察�I can neither bless nor benefit�察�and�察�what is more�察�I will not try。 

     Soc。 Well now�察�that is a marvellous statement�察�Chaerecrates。 Your dog�察�

the serviceable guardian of your flocks�察�who will fawn and lick the hand 

of your shepherd�察�when you come near him can only growl and show his 

teeth。 Well�察�you take no notice of the dog's ill´temper�察�you try to propitiate 

him by kindness�察�but your brother�拭�If your brother were what he ought to 

be�察  �he   would   be   a   great   blessing   to   youthat   you   admit�察  �and�察  �as   you 

further confess�察�you know the secret of kind acts and words�察�yet you will 

not set yourself to apply means to make him your best of friends。 

     Chaer。   I   am   afraid�察  �Socrates�察  �that   I   have   no   wisdom   or   cunning   to 

make Chaerephon bear himself towards me as he should。 

     Soc。 Yet there is no need to apply any recondite or novel machinery。 

Only   bait   your   hook   in   the   way   best   known   to   yourself�察  �and   you   will 

capture him�察�whereupon he will become your devoted friend。 

     Chaer。   If   you   are   aware   that   I   know   some   love´charm�察  �Socrates�察  �of 

which   I   am   the   happy   but   unconscious   possessor�察  �pray   make   haste   and 

enlighten me。 

     Soc。 Answer me then。 Suppose you wanted to get some acquaintance 

to invite you to dinner when he next keeps holy day�撮�4�А�what steps would 

you take�拭�

     ��4�А  �When   he next does sacrifice;�察  �see   ;Hiero�察─�viii。  3。  Cf。 Theophr。 

;Char。; xv。 2�察�and Prof。 Jebb's note ad loc。 

     Chaer。   No   doubt   I   should   set   him   a   good   example   by   inviting   him 

myself on a like occasion。 



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     Soc。 And if you wanted to induce some friend to look after your affairs 

during your absence abroad�察�how would you achieve your purpose�拭�

     Chaer。 No doubt I should present a precedent in undertaking to look 

after his in like circumstances。 

     Soc。 And if you wished to get some foreign friend to take you under 

his roof while visiting his country�察�what would you do�拭�

     Chaer。 No doubt I should begin by offering him the shelter of my own 

roof when he came to Athens�察�in order to enlist his zeal in furthering the 

objects of my visit�察�it is plain I should first show my readiness to do as 

much for him in a like case。 

     Soc。 Why�察�it seems you are an adept after all in all the philtres known 

to man�察�only you chose to conceal your knowledge all the while�察�or is it 

that you shrink from taking the first step because of the scandal you will 

cause by kindly advances to your brother�拭�And yet it is commonly held to 

redound to a man's praise to have outstripped an enemy in mischief or a 

friend in kindness。 Now if it seemed to me that Chaerephon were better 

fitted   to   lead   the   way   towards   this   friendship�撮�5�А  �I   should   have   tried   to 

persuade him to take the first step in winning your affection�察�but now I am 

persuaded the first move belongs to you�察�and to you the final victory。 

     ��5�А   �Reading     ��pros    ten   philian���察   �or  if  ��phusin���察    �transl。   ;natural 

disposition。; 

     Chaer。 A startling   announcement�察  �Socrates�察  �from  your   lips�察  �and   most 

unlike   you�察  �to   bid   me   the   younger   take   precedence   of   my  elder   brother。 

Why�察�it is contrary to the universal custom of mankind�察�who look to the 

elder to take the lead in everything�察�whether as a speaker or an actor。 

     Soc。 How so�拭�Is it not the custom everywhere for the younger to step 

aside when he meets his elder in the street and to give him place�拭�Is he not 

expected to get up and offer him his seat�察�to pay him the honour of a soft 

couch�撮�6�А�to yield him precedence in argument�拭�

     ��6�А�Lit。 ;with a soft bed�察─�or�察�as we say�察 �the best bedroom。; 

     My   good   fellow�察  �do   not   stand   shilly´shallying�撮�7�А  �but   put   out   your 

hand caressingly�察 �and   you   will see   the   worthy  soul   will   respond   at once 

with   alacrity。   Do   you   not   note   your   brother's   character�察  �proud   and   frank 



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and sensitive to honour�拭�He is not a mean and sorry rascal to be caught by 

a bribeno better way indeed for such riff´raff。 No� �gentle natures need a 

finer treatment。 You can best hope to work on them by affection。 

     ��7�А�Or�察 �have no fears�察�essay a soothing treatment。; 

     Chaer。   But   suppose   I   do�察  �and   suppose   that�察  �for   all   my   attempts�察  �he 

shows no change for the better�拭�

     Soc。 At the worst you will have shown yourself to be a good�察�honest�察�

brotherly man�察�and he will appear as a sorry creature on whom kindness is 

wasted。   But   nothing   of   the   sort   is   going   to   happen�察  �as   I   conjecture。   My 

belief   is   that   as   soon   as   he   hears   your   challenge�察  �he   will   embrace   the 

contest�察�pricked on by emulous pride�察�he will insist upon getting the better 

of you in kindness of word and deed。 

     At present you two are in the condition of two hands formed by God to 

help each other�察�but which have let go their business and have turned to 

hindering one another all they can。 You are a pair of feet fashioned on the 

Divine   plan   to   work   together�察  �but   which   have   neglected   this   in   order   to 

trammel each other's gait。 Now is it not insensate stupidity��8�А�to use for 

injury what was meant for advantage�拭�And yet in fashioning two brothers 

God   intends   them�察  �methinks�察  �to   be   of   more   benefit   to   one   another   than 

either   two   hands�察  �or   two   feet�察  �or   two   eyes�察  �or   any   other   of   those   pairs 

which   belong   to   man   from   his   birth。��9�А  �Consider   how   powerless   these 

hands of ours if   called upon   to   combine  their action   at two points   more 

than   a   single   fathom's   length   apart�撮�10�А  �and   these   feet   could   not   stretch 

asunder��11�А�even a bare fathom�察�and these eyes�察�for all the wide´reaching 

range we claim for them�察�are incapable of seeing simultaneously the back 

and front of an object at even closer quarters。 But a pair of brothers�察�linked 

in bonds of amity�察�can work each for the other's good�察�though seas divide 

them。��12�А�

     ��8�А �Boorishness verging upon monomania。; 

     ��9�А �With which man is endowed at birth。; 

     ��10�А �More than an 'arms'´stretch' asunder。; 

     ��11�А   �Lit。  ;reach    at  one    stretch   two    objects�察  �even    over    that  small 

distance。; 



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     ��12�А �Though leagues separate them。; 



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     I   have   at   another   time   heard   him  discourse   on   the   kindred   theme   of 

friendship in language well calculated�察�as it seemed to me�察�to help a man 

to choose and also to use his friends aright。 

     He ��Socrates�� had often heard the remark made that of all possessions 

there is none equal to that of a good and sincere friend�察�but�察�in spite o

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