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İngilizce Yunanca

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Socrates

Soc. For I expect it seems impossible to you that without knowing Alcibiades you should know that the belongings of Alcibiades are in fact his.

Alcibiades

Alc. Impossible indeed, upon my word. 20

Socrates

Soc. Nor could we know that our belongings are ours if we did not even know ourselves?

Alcibiades

Alc. How could we?

Socrates

Soc. And so, if we did not so much as know our belongings, we could not know the belongings of our belongings either?

Alcibiades

Alc. Apparently not.

Socrates

Soc. Then we were not quite correct in admitting just now that there are people who, without knowing themselves, know their belongings, while others know their belongings’ belongings. For it seems to be the function of one man and one art to discern all three— himself, his belongings, and the belongings of his belongings. 25

Alcibiades

Alc. It looks like it.

Socrates

Soc. And anyone who is ignorant of his belongings will be similarly ignorant, I suppose, of the belongings of others.

Alcibiades

Alc. Quite so.

Socrates

Soc. And if ignorant of others’ affairs, he will be ignorant also of the affairs of states.

Alcibiades

Alc. He must be. 30

Socrates

Soc. Then such a man can never be a statesman.