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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Symposium by Xenophon: [95] Cf. Thuc. ii. 42, {andragathia}, "true courage in the public
service covers a multitude of private shortcomings."
[96] {en tais praxesi}. Cf. Plat. "Phaedr." 271 D, "in actual life."
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On such a note he ended his discourse.
At that, Autolycus, whose hour for walking exercise had now come,
arose. His father, Lycon, was about to leave the room along with him,
but before so doing, turned to Socrates, remarking:
By Hera, Socrates, if ever any one deserved the appellation "beautiful
and good,"[1] you are that man!
[1] For {kalos ge kalathos} see "Econ." vii. 2 and passim.
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