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εὖ ἔχει: it is proper, it is in order. Cf. Phaedo 107 a εἰ δή τι Σιμμίας . . . ἔχει λέγειν, εὖ ἔχει μὴ κατασιγῆσαι.— τὰ (not τὸ) τῆς τέχνης: because the question is no longer as to the nature of the art, but as to its claims and effects, one by one.
τὸ σὸν σπεύδειν: consult your interest.
τινὰς σχεδὸν καὶ συχνούς: Cron would take this in its entirety as almost equivalent to “quite a number”; but it seems better to give each word its rights, some, I had almost said many. In Phaedo 58 d παρῆσάν τινες καὶ πολλοί γε, we have almost the reverse of the present case; that is, the higher estimate is asserted, while in the present passage it is denied. The hope of obtaining pupils is the greatest spur to the Sophist to continue a discussion which cannot but be unpleasant to him. It serves also to draw out his true sentiments.
Gonzalez Lodge. Commentary on Plato Gorgias. Ginn & Company. Boston and London. 1891.
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