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Socrates
Look to it, then; for it would be no wonder if I should make as much difficulty about stopping as I have made about starting.Alcibiades
My good sir, speak; for I will listen.Socrates
Speak I must, I suppose. Now, although it is hard for a lover to parley with a man who does not yield to lovers, I must make bold nevertheless to put my meaning into words. For if I saw you, Alcibiades, content with the things I set forth just now, and minded to pass your life in enjoying them, I should long ago have put away my love,
Look to it, then; for it would be no wonder if I should make as much difficulty about stopping as I have made about starting.Alcibiades
My good sir, speak; for I will listen.Socrates
Speak I must, I suppose. Now, although it is hard for a lover to parley with a man who does not yield to lovers, I must make bold nevertheless to put my meaning into words. For if I saw you, Alcibiades, content with the things I set forth just now, and minded to pass your life in enjoying them, I should long ago have put away my love,