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generalship a comrade to the greatest captains of his age。;
Soc。 But in reference to the point we were discussing�察 �may I ask
whether you know of any one who can attach a useful friend to himself
without being of use in return�殖�14�А �Can service ally in friendship with
disservice�拭�
��14�А�Add�察 �Can service ally in friendship with disservice�拭�Must there
not be a reciprocity of service to make friendship lasting�拭─�
Cri。 In good sooth no。 But now�察�granted it is impossible for a base man
to be friends with the beautiful and noble�撮�14�А�I am concerned at once to
discover if one who is himself of a beautiful and noble character can�察�with
a wave of the hand�察�as it were�察�attach himself in friendship to every other
beautiful and noble nature。
��14�А。�kalous kagathous��。
Soc。 What perplexes and confounds you�察�Critobulus�察�is the fact that so
often men of noble conduct�察 �with souls aloof from baseness�察 �are not
friends but rather at strife and discord with one another�察 �and deal more
harshly by one another than they would by the most good´for´ nothing of
mankind。
Cri。 Yes�察�and this holds true not of private persons only�察�but states�察�the
most eager to pursue a noble policy and to repudiate a base one�察 �are
frequently in hostile relation to one another。 As I reason on these things
my heart fails me�察�and the question�察�how friends are to be acquired�察�fills
me with despondency。 The bad�察 �as I see�察 �cannot be friends with one
another。 For how can such people�察�the ungrateful�察�or reckless�察�or covetous�察�
or faithless�察�or incontinent�察�adhere together as friends�拭�Without hesitation I
set down the bad as born to be foes not friends�察 �and as bearing the
birthmark of internecine hate。 But then again�察�as you suggest�察�no more can
these same people harmonise in friendship with the good。 For how should
they who do evil be friends with those who hate all evil´doing�拭�And if�察�last
of all�察�they that cultivate virtue are torn by party strife in their struggle for
the headship of the states�察�envying one another�察�hating one another�察�who
are left to be friends�拭 �where shall goodwill and faithfulness be found
among men�拭�
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Soc。 The fact is there is some subtlety in the texture of these things。��15�А�
Seeds of love are implanted in man by nature。 Men have need of one
another�察�feel pity�察�help each other by united efforts�察�and in recognition of
the fact show mutual gratitude。 But there are seeds of war implanted also。
The same objects being regarded as beautiful or agreeable by all alike�察�
they do battle for their possession�察�a spirit of disunion��16�А�enters�察�and the
parties range themselves in adverse camps。 Discord and anger sound a
note of war�此 �the passion of more´ having�察 �staunchless avarice�察 �threatens
hostility�察�and envy is a hateful fiend。��17�А�
��15�А�i。e。 a cunning intertwining of the threads of warp and woof。
��16�А�Cf。 Shelley�察 �The devil of disunion in their souls。;
��17�А�The diction is poetical。
But nevertheless�察 �through all opposing barriers friendship steals her
way and binds together the beautiful and good among mankind。��18�А�Such
is their virtue that they would rather possess scant means painlessly than
wield an empire won by war。 In spite of hunger and thirst they will share
their meat and drink without a pang。 Not bloom of lusty youth�察�nor love's
delights can warp their self´control�察�nor will they be tempted to cause pain
where pain should be unknown。 It is theirs not merely to eschew all greed
of riches�察�not merely to make a just and lawful distribution of wealth�察�but
to supply what is lacking to the needs of one another。 Theirs it is to
compose strife and discord not in painless oblivion simply�察 �but to the
general advantage。 Theirs also to hinder such extravagance of anger as
shall entail remorse hereafter。 And as to envy they will make a clean
sweep and clearance of it�此�the good things which a man possesses shall be
also the property of his friends�察�and the goods which they possess are to be
looked upon as his。 Where then is the improbability that the beautiful and
noble should be sharers in the honours��19�А�of the state not only without
injury�察�but even to their mutual advantage�拭�
��18�А�Or�察�as we say�察 �the elite of human kind。;
��19�А �And the offices。;
They indeed who covet and desire the honours and offices in a state
for the sake of the liberty thereby given them to embezzle the public
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moneys�察�to deal violently by their fellow´creatures�察�and to batten in luxury
themselves�察 �may well be regarded as unjust and villainous persons
incapable of harmony with one another。 But if a man desire to obtain these
selfsame honours in order that�察�being himself secure against wrong´doing�察�
he may be able to assist his friends in what is right�察�and�察�raised to a high
position�撮�20�А�may essay to confer some blessing on the land of his fathers�察�
what is there to hinder him from working in harmony with some other of a
like spirit�拭�Will he�察�with the ;beautiful and noble; at his side�察�be less able
to aid his friends�拭�or will his power to benfit the community be shortened
because the flower of that community are fellow´workers in that work�拭�
Why�察�even in the contests of the games it is obvious that if it were possible
for the stoutest combatants to combine against the weakest�察 �the chosen
band would come off victors in every bout�察 �and would carry off all the
prizes。 This indeed is against the rules of the actual arena�察�but in the field
of politics�察�where the beautiful and good hold empery�察�and there is nought
to hinder any from combining with whomsoever a man may choose to
benefit the state�察�it will be a clear gain�察�will it not�察�for any one engaged in
state affairs to make the best men his friends�察 �whereby he will find
partners and co´operators in his aims instead of rivals and antagonists�拭�
And this at least is obvious�此�in case of foreign war a man will need allies�察�
but all the more if in the ranks opposed to him should stand the flower of
the enemy。��21�А�Moreover�察�those who are willing to fight your battles must
be kindly dealt with�察 �that goodwill may quicken to enthusiasm�察 �and one
good man��22�А�is better worth your benefiting that a dozen knaves�察�since a
little kindness goes a long way with the good�察�but with the base the more
you give them the more they ask for。
��20�А �As archon�察─�or ;raised to rule。;
��21�А�Lit。 ;the beautiful and good。;
��22�А�Or�察 �the best�察�though few�察�are better worth your benefiting than
the many base。;
So keep a good heart�察�Critobulus�察�only try to become good yourself�察�
and when you have attained�察�set to your hand to capture the beautiful and
good。 Perhaps I may be able to give you some help in this quest�察 �being
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myself an adept in Love's lore。��23�А�No matter who it is for whom my heart
is aflame�察 �in an instant my whole soul is eager to leap forth。 With
vehemence I spee