protagoras   

admit the existence of folly?

I do.

And is not wisdom the. very opposite of folly?

That is true, he said.

And when men act rightly and advantageously they seem to you to be

temperate?

Yes, he said.

And temperance makes them temperate?

Certainly.

And they who do not act rightly act foolishly, and in acting thus

are not temperate?

I agree, he said.

Then to act foolishly is the opposite of acting temperately?

He assented.

And foolish actions are done by folly, and temperate actions by

temperance?

He agreed.

And that is done strongly which is done by strength, and that

which is weakly done, by weakness?

He assented.

And that which is done with swiftness is done swiftly, and that

which is done with slowness, slowly?

He assented again.

And that which is done in the same manner, is done by the same;

and that which is done in an opposite manner by the opposite?

He agreed.

Once more, I said, is there anything beautiful?

Yes.

To which the only opposite is the ugly?

There is no other.

And is there anything good?

There is.