justice.” “That it is just,” he replied,
“to render to each his due.The
defintion is not found in the fragments of Simonides. Cf. 433 E, and the
Roman Jurists' “Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas
suum cuique tribuens.” For the various meanings of the Greek
word cf. my Articles “Righteousness” and
“Theognis” in Hastings, Encyclopaedia of Religion and
Ethics. In saying this I think he speaks well.”
“I must admit,” said I, “that it is not easy
to disbelieve Simonides. For he is a wise and inspired man.The Platonic Socrates ironically treats the
poets as inspired but not wise because they cannot explain their fine
sayings.Apology 22 A-B, Ion 542 A. He