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Academy actual admiration Agathon Alcibiades Anaximander Antisthenes appears Arcesilaus Aristippus Aristotle Athenians Athens beautiful became body born called calm Carneades Cato Cebes Charmides clever considered conversation court Crantor Crito crowd Cynics death declared Democritus Dialogues Diogenes Dion Dionysius disciples doctrine doubt doubtless Eleatic Epicureans Epicurus eternal existence eyes fact father feeling felt followers founder friends Gorgias Greece Greek groves hear Heraclitus honour human nature idea influence king Lacidas lived lofty master Megara Meletus mental method mind mystic object opinions Palæstra Panatius Parmenides passionate perhaps Phædo Phædrus philo philosopher physical Plato pleasure poet Posidonius Protagoras proved pupil Pyrrho Pythagoras Pythagorean reader reason record reply Scepticism seems senses slave Socrates Sophist soul Stilpo Stoics suggestions taught Temperance temple Thales things thought Timæus tion translated truth universe virtue words writer wrote Xenophanes young youth Zeno
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Page 161 - And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Page 79 - And if one of your own possessions, an ox or an ass, for example, took the liberty of putting himself out of the way when you had given no intimation of your wish that he should die, would you not be angry with him, and would you not punish him if you could? Certainly, replied Cebes. Then there may be reason in saying that a man should wait, and not take his own life until God summons him, as he is now summoning me.
Page 104 - THOU wert the morning star among the living, Ere thy fair light had fled ; Now, having died, thou art as Hesperus, giving New splendour to the dead.
Page 37 - Another truth I now unfold : no natural birth Is there of mortal things, nor death's destruction final ; Nothing is there but a mingling, and then a separation of the mingled, Which are called a birth and death by ignorant mortals...
Page 84 - Then bursting into tears he turned away and went out. Socrates looked at him and said: I return your good wishes, and will do as you bid. Then, turning to us, he said, How charming the man is: since I have been in prison he has always been coming to see me, and at times he would talk to me, and was as good as could be to me, and now see how generously he sorrows for me.
Page 24 - All men depart from the paths of truth and justice. They have no attachment of any kind but avarice ; they only aspire to a vain-glory with the obstinacy of folly. As for me, I know not malice ; I am the enemy of no one. I utterly despise the vanity of courts, and never will place my foot on Persian ground. Content with little, I live as I please.
Page 141 - Theaetetus, his art may be traced as a branch of the appropriative, acquisitive family - which hunts animals, living - land - tame animals; which hunts man, privately - for hire, taking money in exchange - having the semblance of education; and this is termed Sophistry, and is a hunt after young men of wealth and rank - such is the conclusion.
Page 77 - God trying to reconcile their strife, and when he could not, he fastened their heads together; and this is the reason why when one comes the other follows...
Page 80 - Socrates, let him mind his business and be prepared to give the poison two or three times, if necessary; that is all.
Page 72 - HOW you have felt, O men of Athens, at hearing the speeches of my accusers, I cannot tell; but I know that their persuasive words almost made me forget who I was, such was the effect of them; and yet they have hardly spoken a word of truth. But many as their falsehoods were, there was one of them which quite amazed me: I mean when they told you to be upon your guard, and not to let yourself be deceived by the force of my eloquence.