Meno

by Plato · c. 385 BCE

Benjamin Jowett's translation, 1871. 1 part, about 12,794 words, 58 minutes of reading. Source edition.

Meno2 passages · 12,794 words

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A man cannot search either for what he knows or for what he does not know. He cannot search for what he knows, since he knows it, and in that case is in no need of searching; nor for what he does not know, for he…
80e · Read it in Meno
For seeking and learning are in fact nothing but recollection.
81d · Read it in Meno
True opinions are a fine thing and do all sorts of good so long as they stay in their place, but they will not stay long. They run away from a man's mind; so they are not worth much until you tether them by working…
97e-98a

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Public domain in the United States; the Project Gutenberg edition is free of restrictions under the Project Gutenberg License. Translated by Benjamin Jowett. It is not the edition the programs assign; the guide names that one, and the buy links there point at it.

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