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think　that　you　are　very　much　in　want　of　knowledge。







LACHES：　　You　are　a　philosopher；　Nicias；　of　that　I　am　aware：　　nevertheless　I



would　recommend　Lysimachus　and　Melesias　not　to　take　you　and　me　as　advisers



about　the　education　of　their　children；　but；　as　I　said　at　first；　they　should



ask　Socrates　and　not　let　him　off；　if　my　own　sons　were　old　enough；　I　would



have　asked　him　myself。







NICIAS：　　To　that　I　quite　agree；　if　Socrates　is　willing　to　take　them　under



his　charge。　　I　should　not　wish　for　any　one　else　to　be　the　tutor　of



Niceratus。　　But　I　observe　that　when　I　mention　the　matter　to　him　he



recommends　to　me　some　other　tutor　and　refuses　himself。　　Perhaps　he　may　be



more　ready　to　listen　to　you；　Lysimachus。







LYSIMACHUS：　　He　ought；　Nicias：　　for　certainly　I　would　do　things　for　him



which　I　would　not　do　for　many　others。　　What　do　you　say；　Socrateswill　you



comply？　　And　are　you　ready　to　give　assistance　in　the　improvement　of　the



youths？







SOCRATES：　　Indeed；　Lysimachus；　I　should　be　very　wrong　in　refusing　to　aid　in



the　improvement　of　anybody。　　And　if　I　had　shown　in　this　conversation　that　I



had　a　knowledge　which　Nicias　and　Laches　have　not；　then　I　admit　that　you



would　be　right　in　inviting　me　to　perform　this　duty；　but　as　we　are　all　in



the　same　perplexity；　why　should　one　of　us　be　preferred　to　another？　　I



certainly　think　that　no　one　should；　and　under　these　circumstances；　let　me



offer　you　a　piece　of　advice　（and　this　need　not　go　further　than　ourselves）。　



I　maintain；　my　friends；　that　every　one　of　us　should　seek　out　the　best



teacher　whom　he　can　find；　first　for　ourselves；　who　are　greatly　in　need　of



one；　and　then　for　the　youth；　regardless　of　expense　or　anything。　　But　I



cannot　advise　that　we　remain　as　we　are。　　And　if　any　one　laughs　at　us　for



going　to　school　at　our　age；　I　would　quote　to　them　the　authority　of　Homer；



who　says；　that







'Modesty　is　not　good　for　a　needy　man。'







Let　us　then；　regardless　of　what　may　be　said　of　us；　make　the　education　of



the　youths　our　own　education。







LYSIMACHUS：　　I　like　your　proposal；　Socrates；　and　as　I　am　the　oldest；　I　am



also　the　most　eager　to　go　to　school　with　the　boys。　　Let　me　beg　a　favour　of



you：　　Come　to　my　house　to…morrow　at　dawn；　and　we　will　advise　about　these



matters。　　For　the　present；　let　us　make　an　end　of　the　conversation。







SOCRATES：　　I　will　come　to　you　to…morrow；　Lysimachus；　as　you　propose；　God



willing。























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