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Hermogenes
No, by Zeus, I do not. But I think Hesiod is right in saying:“If you can only add little to little, it is worth while.
”Hes. WD 359 So now if you can make even a little progress, do not shirk the trouble, but oblige Socrates—you owe it to him—and me.Socrates
For that matter, Cratylus, I would not positively affirm any of the things I have said. I merely expressed the opinions which I reached with the help of Hermogenes. So far as I am concerned, you need not hesitate,
No, by Zeus, I do not. But I think Hesiod is right in saying:“If you can only add little to little, it is worth while.
”Hes. WD 359 So now if you can make even a little progress, do not shirk the trouble, but oblige Socrates—you owe it to him—and me.Socrates
For that matter, Cratylus, I would not positively affirm any of the things I have said. I merely expressed the opinions which I reached with the help of Hermogenes. So far as I am concerned, you need not hesitate,