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But they join issue about the particulars— gods and men alike; and, if they dispute at all, they dispute about some act which is called in question, and which by some is affirmed to be just, by others to be unjust. Is not that true? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be […]

Do we not go at once to arithmetic, and put an end to them by a sum? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at the

differences of this sort make us enemies and set us at variance with one another Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at the moment, and

what sort of difference creates enmity and anger? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at the moment, and therefore I will suggest that these enmities

And further, Euthyphro, the gods were admit- ted to have enmities and hatreds and differences? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at the moment, and

Then the same things are hated by the gods and loved by the gods, and are both hateful and dear to them? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not

Does not every man love that which he deems noble and good, and hate the opposite of them? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at

They have differences of opinion, as you say, about good and evil, just and unjust, hon- ourable and dishonourable: there would have been no quarrels among them, if there had been no such differences—would there now? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and

the quarrels of the gods, noble Euthyphro, when they occur, are of a like nature? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at enmity with one another? I dare say the answer does not occur to you at the moment, and

Are not these the points about which men differ, and about which when we are unable satisfactorily to decide our differences, you and I and all of us quarrel, when we do quarrel? Socrates. But what differences are there which can- not be thus decided, and which therefore make us angry and set us at