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if that were the kind of pot he asked about, we must agree that it is beautiful; for how could we say that being beautiful it is not beautiful?Hippias
We could not at all, Socrates.Socrates
“Then,” he will say, “a beautiful pot also is beautiful, is it not?” Answer.Hippias
Well, Socrates, it is like this, I think. This utensil, when well wrought, is beautiful, but absolutely considered it does not deserve to be regarded as beautiful in comparison with a mare and a maiden and all the beautiful things.
We could not at all, Socrates.Socrates
“Then,” he will say, “a beautiful pot also is beautiful, is it not?” Answer.Hippias
Well, Socrates, it is like this, I think. This utensil, when well wrought, is beautiful, but absolutely considered it does not deserve to be regarded as beautiful in comparison with a mare and a maiden and all the beautiful things.