The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates
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When we speak of men of honour we join the two qualities, and call themexcellent and good. In our bodies beauty and goodness relate always tothe same end. In a word, all things that are of any use in the world areesteemed beautiful and good, with regard to the subject for which theyare proper. " "At this rate you might find beauty in a basket to carrydung, " said Aristippus. "Yes, if it be well made for that use, " answeredSocrates; "and, on the contrary, I would say that a buckler of gold wasu...gly if it was ill-made. " "Would you say, " pursued Aristippus, "that thesame thing may be beautiful and ugly at once?" "I would say that itmight be good and bad. Often what is good for hunger is bad for a fever;and what is good for a fever is very bad for hunger; often what isbeautiful to be done in running is ugly to be done in wrestling; and whatis beautiful to do in wrestling is ugly in running. For all things arereputed beautiful and good when they are compared with those which theysuit or become, as they are esteemed ugly and bad when compared withthose they do not become.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
When we speak of men of honour we join the two qualities, and call themexcellent and good. In our bodies beauty and goodness relate always tothe same end. In a word, all things that are of any use in the world areesteemed beautiful and good, with regard to the subject for which theyare proper. " "At this rate you might find beauty in a basket to carrydung, " said Aristippus. "Yes, if it be well made for that use, " answeredSocrates; "and, on the contrary, I would say that a buckler of gold wasu...gly if it was ill-made. " "Would you say, " pursued Aristippus, "that thesame thing may be beautiful and ugly at once?" "I would say that itmight be good and bad. Often what is good for hunger is bad for a fever;and what is good for a fever is very bad for hunger; often what isbeautiful to be done in running is ugly to be done in wrestling; and whatis beautiful to do in wrestling is ugly in running. For all things arereputed beautiful and good when they are compared with those which theysuit or become, as they are esteemed ugly and bad when compared withthose they do not become.
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