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cease to hold the same view—well, if the god to whom you are going should even now appear to you and ask before you uttered any prayer, whether you would be content to obtain one of those things which were mentioned at the beginning, or whether he should leave you to pray as you were, how do you suppose you would make the best of your chance—by accepting his offer, or by praying for something on your own account?Alcibiades
Well, by the gods, I could not answer your question, Socrates, offhand. Why, I take it to be a fatuous request,1
Well, by the gods, I could not answer your question, Socrates, offhand. Why, I take it to be a fatuous request,1