Plato, Philebus, section 21a

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[21a] we can no longer regard it as our true good.

Protarchus
No, of course not.

Socrates
Shall we then undertake to test them through you?

Protarchus
By all means.

Socrates
Then answer.

Protarchus
Ask.

Socrates
Would you, Protarchus, be willing to live your whole life in the enjoyment of the greatest pleasures?

Protarchus
Of course I should.

Socrates
Would you think you needed anything further, if you were in complete possession of that enjoyment?

Protarchus
Certainly not.

Socrates
But consider whether you would not have some need of wisdom and intelligence and

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 9 translated by Harold N. Fowler. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1925.

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