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—that those which act badly involuntarily are undesirable because they are bad, and those which do so voluntarily are desirable because they are good.Hippias
I think so.Socrates
Well now, which instruments are better to have to do with, those with which a man does bad work voluntarily, or involuntarily? For instance, is a rudder better with which a man will involuntarily steer badly, or one with which he will do so voluntarily?Hippias
One with which he will do so voluntarily.Socrates
And is not the same true of a bow and a lyre and flutes and all the rest?Hippias
Quite true.
I think so.Socrates
Well now, which instruments are better to have to do with, those with which a man does bad work voluntarily, or involuntarily? For instance, is a rudder better with which a man will involuntarily steer badly, or one with which he will do so voluntarily?Hippias
One with which he will do so voluntarily.Socrates
And is not the same true of a bow and a lyre and flutes and all the rest?Hippias
Quite true.
