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think that you are very much in want of knowledge。







LACHES:  You are a philosopher; Nicias; of that I am aware:  nevertheless I



would recommend Lysimachus and Melesias not to take you and me as advisers



about the education of their children; but; as I said at first; they should



ask Socrates and not let him off; if my own sons were old enough; I would



have asked him myself。







NICIAS:  To that I quite agree; if Socrates is willing to take them under



his charge。  I should not wish for any one else to be the tutor of



Niceratus。  But I observe that when I mention the matter to him he



recommends to me some other tutor and refuses himself。  Perhaps he may be



more ready to listen to you; Lysimachus。







LYSIMACHUS:  He ought; Nicias:  for certainly I would do things for him



which I would not do for many others。  What do you say; Socrateswill you



comply?  And are you ready to give assistance in the improvement of the



youths?







SOCRATES:  Indeed; Lysimachus; I should be very wrong in refusing to aid in



the improvement of anybody。  And if I had shown in this conversation that I



had a knowledge which Nicias and Laches have not; then I admit that you



would be right in inviting me to perform this duty; but as we are all in



the same perplexity; why should one of us be preferred to another?  I



certainly think that no one should; and under these circumstances; let me



offer you a piece of advice (and this need not go further than ourselves)。 



I maintain; my friends; that every one of us should seek out the best



teacher whom he can find; first for ourselves; who are greatly in need of



one; and then for the youth; regardless of expense or anything。  But I



cannot advise that we remain as we are。  And if any one laughs at us for



going to school at our age; I would quote to them the authority of Homer;



who says; that







'Modesty is not good for a needy man。'







Let us then; regardless of what may be said of us; make the education of



the youths our own education。







LYSIMACHUS:  I like your proposal; Socrates; and as I am the oldest; I am



also the most eager to go to school with the boys。  Let me beg a favour of



you:  Come to my house to…morrow at dawn; and we will advise about these



matters。  For the present; let us make an end of the conversation。







SOCRATES:  I will come to you to…morrow; Lysimachus; as you propose; God



willing。























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