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is aflame�察 �in an instant my whole soul is eager to leap forth。 With
vehemence I speed to the mark。 I�察�who love�察�demand to be loved again�察�
this desire in me must be met by counter desire in him�察�this thirst for his
society by thirst reciprocal for mine。 And these will be your needs also�察�I
foresee�察�whenever you are seized with longing to contract a friendship。 Do
not hide from me�察�therefore�察�whom you would choose as a friend�察�since�察�
owing to the pains I take to please him who pleases me�察 �I am not
altogether unversed�察�I fancy�察�in the art of catching men。��24�А�
��23�А �An authority in matters of love。; Cf。 Plat。 ;Symp。; 177 D�察�Xen。
;Symp。; viii。 2。
��24�А �See below�察 �III。 xi。 7�察 �cf。 Plat。 ;Soph。; 222�察 �N。 T。 Matt。 iv。 19�察�
��alieis anthropon��。
Critobulus replied�此 �Why�察 �these are the very lessons of instruction�察�
Socrates�察�for which I have been long athirst�察�and the more particularly if
this same love's lore will enable me to capture those who are good of soul
and those who are beautiful of person。
Soc。 Nay�察�now I warn you�察�Critobulus�察�it is not within the province of
my science to make the beautiful endure him who would lay hands upon
them。 And that is why men fled from Scylla�察�I am persuaded�察�because she
laid hands upon them�察 �but the Sirens were differentthey laid hands on
nobody�察 �but sat afar off and chanted their spells in the ears of all�察 �and
therefore�察�it is said�察�all men endured to listen�察�and were charmed。
Cri。 I promise I will not lay violent hands on any�察 �therefore�察 �if you
have any good device for winning friends�察�instruct your pupil。
Soc。 And if there is to be no laying on of the hands�察�there must be no
application either of the lips�察�is it agreed�拭�
Cri。 No�察�nor application of the lips to any onenot beautiful。
Soc。 See now� �you cannot open your mouth without some luckless
utterence。 Beauty suffers no such liberty�察 �however eagerly the ugly may
invite it�察 �making believe some quality of soul must rank them with the
beautiful。
Cri。 Be of good cheer then�察�let the compact stand thus�此 �Kisses for the
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beautiful�察�and for the good a rain of kisses。; So now teach us the art of
catching friends。
Soc。 Well then�察�when you wish to win some one's affection�察�you will
allow me to lodge information against you to the effect that you admire
him and desire to be his friend�拭�
Cri。 Lodge the indictment�察�with all my heart。 I never heard of any one
who hated his admirers。
Soc。 And if I add to the indictment the further charge that through your
admiration you are kindly disposed towards him�察 �you will not feel I am
taking away your character�拭�
Cri。 Why�察 �no�察 �for myself I know a kindly feeling springs up in my
heart towards any one whom I conceive to be kindly disposed to me。
Soc。 All this I shall feel empowered to say about you to those whose
friendship you seek�察 �and I can promise further help�察 �only there is a
comprehensive ;if; to be considered�此 �if you will further authorise me to
say that you are devoted to your friends�察�that nothing gives you so much
joy as a good friend�察�that you pride yourself no less on the fine deeds of
those you love than on your own�察�and on their good things equally with
your own�察�that you never weary of plotting and planning to procure them a
rich harvest of the same�察 �and lastly�察 �that you have discovered a man's
virtue is to excel his friends in kindness and his foes in hostility。 If I am
authorised thus to report of you�察 �I think you will find me a serviceable
fellow´hunter in the quest of friends�察�which is the conquest of the good。
Cri。 Why this appeal to me��as if you had not free permission to say
exactly what you like about me。
Soc。 No�察�that I deny�察�on the authority of Aspasia。��25�А�I have it from her
own lips。 ;Good matchmakers�察─ �she said tome�察 �were clever hands at
cementing alliances between people�察 �provided the good qualities they
vouched for were truthfully reported�察�but when it came to their telling lies�察�
for her part she could not compliment them。��26�А�Their poor deluded dupes
ended by hating each other and the go´betweens as well。; Now I myself
am so fully persuaded of the truth of this that I feel it is not in my power to
say aught in your praise which I cannot say with truth。
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��25�А�Aspasia�察 �daughter of Axiochus�察 �of Miletus。 See ;Econ。; iii。 14�察�
Plat。 ;Menex。; 235 E�察�Aesch。 Socrat。 ap。 Cic。 ;de Invent。; I。 xxxi。 51。
See Grote�察 �H。 G。; vi。 132 foll。�察�Cobet�察 �Pros。 Xen。;
��26�А�Reading ��ouk ethelein epainein���察�or if ��ouk ophelein epainousas��
with Kuhner transl。 ;Good matchmakers�察 �she told me�察 �have to
consult truth when reporting favourably of any one�此�then indeed they
are terribly clever at bringing people together�此 �whereas false
flatterers do no good�察�their dupes�察─�etc。
Cri。 Really�察�Socrates�察�you are a wonderfully good friend to mein so
far as I have any merit which will entitle me to win a friend�察�you will lend
me a helping hand�察 �it seems�察 �otherwise you would rather not forge any
petty fiction for my benefit。
Soc。 But tell me�察�how shall I assist you best�察�think you�拭�By praising
you falsely or by persuading you to try to be a good man�拭�Or if it is not
plain to you thus�察�look at the matter by the light of some examples。 I wish
to introduce you to a shipowner�察�or to make him your friend�此�I begin by
singing your praises to him falsely thus�察 �You will find him a good pilot;�察�
he catches at the phrase�察�and entrusts his ship to you�察�who have no notion
of guiding a vessel。 What can you expect but to make shipwreck of the
craft and yourself together�拭 �or suppose by similar false assertions I can
persuade the state at large to entrust her destinies to you;a man with a
fine genius for command�察─�I say�察 �a practised lawyer�察─ �a politician born�察─�
and so forth。 The odds are�察�the state and you may come to grief through
you。 Or to take an instance from everyday life。 By my falsehoods I
persuade some private person to entrust his affairs to you as ;a really
careful and business´like person with a head for economy。; When put to
the test would not your administration prove ruinous�察�and the figure you
cut ridiculous�拭 �No�察 �my dear friend�察 �there is but one road�察 �the shortest�察�
safest�察�best�察�and it is simply this�此�In whatsoever you desire to be deemed
good�察�endeavour to be good。 For of all the virtues namable among men�察�
consider�察 �and you will find there is not one but may be increased by
learning and practice。 For my part then�察�Critobulus�察�these are the principles
on which we ought to go a´ hunting�察�but if you take a different view�察�I am
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all attention�察�please instruct me。
Then Critobulus�此�Nay�察�Socrates�察�I should be ashamed to gainsay what
you have said�察 �if I did�察 �it would neither be a noble statement nor a
true。