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“Yes,
indeed.” “And might we not appropriately designate it as
the ambitious part and that which is covetous of honor?”
“Most appropriately.” “But surely it is
obvious to everyone that all the endeavor of the part by which we learn is
ever towards1 knowledge of the truth of things, and that it least of the
three is concerned for wealth and reputation.” “Much the
least.” “Lover of learning2 and lover of wisdom would be
suitable designations for that.” “Quite so,”
he said. “Is it not also true,” I said,
Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vols. 5 & 6 translated by Paul Shorey. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1969.
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