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and the further folly of supposing that�察�apart from such discrimination�察�a
man could help himself by means of wealth alone to whatever he liked or
find the path of expediency plain before him�察 �and was it not the veriest
simplicity to suppose that�察 �without the power of labouring profitably�察 �a
man can either be doing well or be in any sort of way sufficiently
equipped for the battle of life�拭�and again�察�the veriest simplicity to suppose
that by mere wealth without true knowledge it was possible either to
purchase a reputation for some excellence�察�or without such reputation to
gain distinction and celebrity�拭�
��9�А�Or�察 �and to be honoured by mankind。;
��10�А �Or�察 �that without learning the distinction it was possible to
distinguish between�察─�etc。
II
Or to come to a third kindthe class of people who are persuaded that
they have received the best education�察�and are proud of their wisdom�此�his
manner of dealing with these I will now describe。
Euthydemus��1�А �the beautiful; had ��Socrates was given to understand��
collected a large library�察 �consisting of the most celebrated poets and
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philosophers�撮�2�А�by help of which he already believed himself to be more
than a match for his fellows in wisdom�察�and indeed might presently expect
to out´top them all in capacity of speech and action。��3�А�At first�察�as Socrates
noted�察�the young man by reason of his youth had not as yet set foot in the
agora�撮�4�А�but if he had anything to transact�察�his habit was to seat himself in
a saddler's shop hard by。 Accordingly to this same saddler's shop Socrates
betook himself with some of those who were with him。 And first the
question was started by some one�此 �Was it through consorting with the
wise�撮�5�А �or by his own unaided talent�察 �that Themistocles came so to
surpass his fellow´citizens that when the services of a capable man were
needed the eyes of the whole community instinctively turned to him�拭─�
Socrates�察 �with a view to stirring��6�А �Euthydemus�察 �answered�此 �There was
certainly an ingenuous simplicity in the belief that superiority in arts of
comparatively little worth could only be attained by aid of qualified
teachers�察�but that the leadership of the state�察�the most important concern of
all�察�was destined to drop into the lap of anybody�察�no matter whom�察�like an
accidental windfall。��7�А�
��1�А�Euthydemus�察�the son of Diocles perhaps。 See Plat。 ;Symp。; 222 B�察�
and Jowet ad loc。�察�Cobet�察 �Prosop。 Xen。; s。n。�察�K。 Joel�察�op。 cit。 p。 372
foll。 For ��ton kalon�� cf。 ;Phaedr。; 278 E�察 �Isocrates the fair。; For the
whole chapter cf。 Plat。 ;Alc。; i。�察 �Lys。; 210 E。 See above�察 �Mem。; I。
ii。 29�察�Grote�察 �Plato�察─�i。 ch。 x。 passim。
��2�А �Lit。 ;sophists。; See Grote�察 �H。 G。; viii。 p。 480�察 �note。 For
private libraries see Becker�察 �Char。; p。 272 foll。 ��Eng。 tr。��
��3�А�See ;Hipparch�察─�i。 24�察 �Cyrop。; V。 v。 46。
��4�А�See above�察�III。 vi。 1�察�Schneid。 cf。 Isocr。 ;Areop。; 149 C。
��5�А�Cf。 Soph。 fr。 12�察。�sophoi turannoi ton sophon xunousia��。
��6�А�L。 and S。 cf。 Plat。 ;Lys。; 223 A�察 �Rep。; 329 B�此 �Wishing to draw
him out。;
��7�А �Cf。 Plat。 ;Alc。; i。 118 C�此 �And Pericles is said not to have got
his wisdom by the light of nature�察�but to have associated with several
of the philosophers; ��Jowett��。
On a subsequent occasion�察�Euthydemus being present�察�though�察�as was
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plain to see�察 �somewhat disposed to withdraw from the friendly
concourse�撮�8�А�as if he would choose anything rather than appear to admire
Socrates on the score of wisdom�察�the latter made the following remarks。
��8�А。�sunedrias���察 �the council。;
Soc。 It is clear from his customary pursuits�察�is it not�察�sirs�察�that when
our friend Euthydemus here is of full age�察�and the state propounds some
question for solution�察�he will not abstain from offering the benefit of his
advice�拭 �One can imagine the pretty exordium to his parliamentary
speeches which�察�in his anxiety not to be thought to have learnt anything
from anybody�察�he has ready for the occasion。��9�А�Clearly at the outset he
will deliver himself thus�此 �Men of Athens�察�I have never at any time learnt
anything from anybody�察�nor�察�if I have ever heard of any one as being an
able statesman�察�well versed in speech and capable of action�察�have I sought
to come across him individually。 I have not so much as been at pains to
provide muself with a teacher from amongst those who have
knowledge�撮�10�А�on the contrary�察�I have persistently avoided�察�I will not say
learning from others�察�but the very faintest suspicion of so doing。 However�察�
anything that occurs to me by the light of nature I shall be glad to place at
your disposal。; 。 。 。 How appropriate��11�А�would such a preface sound on
the lips of any one seeking�察�say�察�the office of state physician�撮�12�А�would it
not�拭�How advantageously he might begin an address on this wise�此 �Men of
Athens�察�I have never learnt the art of healing by help of anybody�察�nor have
I sought to provide myself with any teacher among medical men。 Indeed�察�
to put it briefly�察�I have been ever on my guard not only against learning
anything from the profession�察�but against the very notion of having studied
medicine at all。 If�察�however�察�you will be so good as to confer on me this
post�察�I promise I will do my best to acquire skill by experimenting on your
persons。; Every one present laughed at the exordium ��and there the matter
dropped��。
��9�А �Or�察 �the pretty exordium 。 。 。 now in course of conposition。 He
must at all hazards avoid the suspicion of having picked up any
crumb of learning from anybody�察 �how can he help therefore
beginning his speech thus�拭─�
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��10�А�Or�察 �scientific experts。;
��11�А�Al。 ;Just as if one seeking the office of state physician were to
begin with a like exordium。; ��armoseie�� = ;it would be consistent
��with what has gone before��。;
��12�А �Schneider cf。 Plat。 ;Laws�察─ �iv。 720 A�察 �Gorg。; 456 A�察 �and for
;the parish doctor�察─ �Polit。; 259 A�察�Arist。 ;Acharn。; 1030。
Presently�察 �when it became apparent that Euthydemus had got so far
that he was disposed to pay attention to what was said�察�though he was still
at pains not to utter a sound himself�察�as if he hoped by silence to attach to
himself some reputation for sagacity�察�Socrates�察�wishing to cure him of that
defect�察�proceeded。
Soc。 Is it not surprising that people anxious to learn to play the harp or
the flute�察�or to ride�察�or to become proficient in any like accomplishment�察�
are not content to work unremittingly in private by themselves at whatever
it is in which they desire to excel�察�but they must sit at the feet of the best´
esteemed teachers�察�doing all things and enduring all things for the sake of
following the judgment of those teachers in everything�察 �as though they
themselves could not otherwise become famous�察 �