ὦ βέλτιστε ἀνδρῶν: a pathetic address. See on 513 c.
ἄρτι ἄρχει: on the age of Callicles at the time of this dialogue, see Introd. § 15.—On the matter, cf. Apol. 36 c ἐπιχειρῶν ἕκαστον ὑμῶν πείθειν μὴ πρότερον μήτε τῶν ἑαυτοῦ μηδενὸς ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, πρὶν ἑαυτοῦ ἐπιμεληθείη, ὅπως ὡς βέλτιστος καὶ φρονιμώτατος ἔσοιτο, μήτε τῶν τῆς πόλεως, πρὶν αὐτῆς τῆς πόλεως.
φέρε κτἑ.: see on 514 d.
23 f. ἄδικός τε κτἑ.: various kinds of πονηρία, as contrasted with the corresponding virtues. Cf. 491 e ff.
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