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Socrates
But, you know, you stated yourself that wicked men love both small and great gains.Friend
I did.Socrates
And so, by your account, all men will be lovers of gain, whether they be virtuous or wicked.Friend
Apparently.Socrates
Hence it is not right to reproach anybody with being a lover of gain: for he who makes this reproach is actually such an one himself.
But, you know, you stated yourself that wicked men love both small and great gains.Friend
I did.Socrates
And so, by your account, all men will be lovers of gain, whether they be virtuous or wicked.Friend
Apparently.Socrates
Hence it is not right to reproach anybody with being a lover of gain: for he who makes this reproach is actually such an one himself.