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For which
reason one as it were, shrinks from touching on the matter lest the theory
be regarded as nothing but a ‘wish-thought,’1 my dear
friend.” “Do not shrink,” he said,
“for your hearers will not be inconsiderate2 nor distrustful nor
hostile.” And I said, “My good fellow, is that remark
intended to encourage me?” “It is,” he said.
“Well, then,” said I, “it has just the
contrary effect. For, if I were confident that I was speaking with
knowledge, it would be an excellent encouragement.
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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