Plato, Meno, section 81a

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[81a]

Meno
Now does it seem to you to be a good argument, Socrates?

Socrates
It does not.

Meno
Can you explain how not?

Socrates
I can; for I have heard from wise men and women who told of things divine that—

Meno
What was it they said ?

Socrates
Something true, as I thought, and admirable.

Meno
What was it? And who were the speakers?

Socrates
They were certain priests and priestesses who have studied so as to be able to give a reasoned account of their ministry; and Pindar also

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 3 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1967.

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