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... follows that physicians are the most courageous of men ; for they have the most of this knowledge the knowledge of what is safe and what is dangerous . ” Nicias says , “ No ; physicians know whether a man will recover of a disease or ...
... follows that physicians are the most courageous of men ; for they have the most of this knowledge the knowledge of what is safe and what is dangerous . ” Nicias says , “ No ; physicians know whether a man will recover of a disease or ...
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... follow the very common way of looking at others and not at yourself . For my part , I intend to return to this question and reconsider what has been said , with the help of Damon ( whom you ridicule with- out ever having seen him ) and ...
... follow the very common way of looking at others and not at yourself . For my part , I intend to return to this question and reconsider what has been said , with the help of Damon ( whom you ridicule with- out ever having seen him ) and ...
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... follow it through all its alterations of practical and popular usage ; for these appear to range from the temper which we enjoin upon children when we tell them to be good , to the disposition at which philosophers aim when they study ...
... follow it through all its alterations of practical and popular usage ; for these appear to range from the temper which we enjoin upon children when we tell them to be good , to the disposition at which philosophers aim when they study ...
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... follow this lead , that he says , " if I have said anything to the contrary , I am willing to retract it . " He then goes on to say , that the celebrated injunction of the in- scription at Delphi , KNOW THYSELF , appears to him 60 ...
... follow this lead , that he says , " if I have said anything to the contrary , I am willing to retract it . " He then goes on to say , that the celebrated injunction of the in- scription at Delphi , KNOW THYSELF , appears to him 60 ...
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... follow the argument , we must recollect that , according to the views of Socrates , Sciences and Arts were necessarily connected . He says , " Let us look at other Arts and Sciences . They each produce some work . The Science of ...
... follow the argument , we must recollect that , according to the views of Socrates , Sciences and Arts were necessarily connected . He says , " Let us look at other Arts and Sciences . They each produce some work . The Science of ...
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