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and prove himself more of a man than his
father, and when the lad goes out he hears and sees the same sort of
thing.1 Men who mind their own affairs2 in the city are spoken of as simpletons and are held in
slight esteem, while meddlers who mind other people's affairs are honored
and praised. Then it is3
that the youth, hearing and seeing such things, and on the other hand
listening to the words of his father, and with a near view of his pursuits
contrasted with those of other men, is solicited by both, his father
Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vols. 5 & 6 translated by Paul Shorey. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1969.
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