Plato, Philebus, section 15c

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[15c] not those others, which cause the utmost perplexity, if ill solved, and are, if well solved, of the greatest assistance.

Protarchus
Then is it now, Socrates, our first duty to thresh this matter out?

Socrates
Yes, that is what I should say.

Protarchus
You may assume, then, that we are all willing to agree with you about that; and perhaps it is best not to ask Philebus any questions; let sleeping dogs lie.

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925.

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