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Is that true, or can we imagine any other result?Protarchus
We certainly cannot.Socrates
And can we choose such a life?Protarchus
This argument, Socrates, has made me utterly speechless for the present.Socrates
Well, let us not give in yet. Let us take up the life of mind and scrutinize that in turn.Protarchus
What sort of life do you mean?Socrates
I ask whether anyone would be willing to live possessing wisdom and mind and knowledge and perfect memory of all things,
We certainly cannot.Socrates
And can we choose such a life?Protarchus
This argument, Socrates, has made me utterly speechless for the present.Socrates
Well, let us not give in yet. Let us take up the life of mind and scrutinize that in turn.Protarchus
What sort of life do you mean?Socrates
I ask whether anyone would be willing to live possessing wisdom and mind and knowledge and perfect memory of all things,