Plato, Gorgias, section 498a

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[498a]

Socrates
And again, a man of sense in a state of pain or enjoyment?

Callicles
Yes.

Socrates
And which sort are more apt to feel enjoyment or pain, the wise or the foolish?

Callicles
I should think there is not much difference.

Socrates
Well, that will suffice. In war have you ever seen a coward?

Callicles
Of course I have.

Socrates
Well now, when the enemy withdrew, which seemed to you to enjoy it more, the cowards or the brave?

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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