gorgias-第24章

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flict。　And　I　retort　your　reproach　of　me；　and　say；　that　you　will　not　be　able　to　help　yourself　when　the　day　of　trial　and　judgment；　of　which　I　was　speaking；　comes　upon　you；　you　will　go　before　the　judge；　the　son　of　Aegina；　and；　when　he　has　got　you　in　his　grip　and　is　carrying　you　off；　you　will　gape　and　your　head　will　swim　round；　just　as　mine　would　in　the　courts　of　this　world；　and　very　likely　some　one　will　shamefully　box　you　on　the　ears；　and　put　upon　you　any　sort　of　insult。　　　Perhaps　this　may　appear　to　you　to　be　only　an　old　wife's　tale；　which　you　will　contemn。　And　there　might　be　reason　in　your　contemning　such　tales；　if　by　searching　we　could　find　out　anything　better　or　truer：　but　now　you　see　that　you　and　Polus　and　Gorgias；　who　are　the　three　wisest　of　the　Greeks　of　our　day；　are　not　able　to　show　that　we　ought　to　live　any　life　which　does　not　profit　in　another　world　as　well　as　in　this。　And　of　all　that　has　been　said；　nothing　remains　unshaken　but　the　saying；　that　to　do　injustice　is　more　to　be　avoided　than　to　suffer　injustice；　and　that　the　reality　and　not　the　appearance　of　virtue　is　to　be　followed　above　all　things；　as　well　in　public　as　in　private　life；　and　that　when　any　one　has　been　wrong　in　anything；　he　is　to　be　chastised；　and　that　the　next　best　thing　to　a　man　being　just　is　that　he　should　become　just；　and　be　chastised　and　punished；　also　that　he　should　avoid　all　flattery　of　himself　as　well　as　of　others；　of　the　few　or　of　the　many：　and　rhetoric　and　any　other　art　should　be　used　by　him；　and　all　his　actions　should　be　done　always；　with　a　view　to　justice。　　　Follow　me　then；　and　I　will　lead　you　where　you　will　be　happy　in　life　and　after　death；　as　the　argument　shows。　And　never　mind　if　some　one　despises　you　as　a　fool；　and　insults　you；　if　he　has　a　mind；　let　him　strike　you；　by　Zeus；　and　do　you　be　of　good　cheer；　and　do　not　mind　the　insulting　blow；　for　you　will　never　come　to　any　harm　in　the　practise　of　virtue；　if　you　are　a　really　good　and　true　man。　When　we　have　practised　virtue　together；　we　will　apply　ourselves　to　politics；　if　that　seems　desirable；　or　we　will　advise　about　whatever　else　may　seem　good　to　us；　for　we　shall　be　better　able　to　judge　then。　In　our　present　condition　we　ought　not　to　give　ourselves　airs；　for　even　on　the　most　important　subjects　we　are　always　changing　our　minds；　so　utterly　stupid　are　we！　Let　us；　then；　take　the　argument　as　our　guide；　which　has　revealed　to　us　that　the　best　way　of　life　is　to　practise　justice　and　every　virtue　in　life　and　death。　This　way　let　us　go；　and　in　this　exhort　all　men　to　follow；　not　in　the　way　to　which　you　trust　and　in　which　you　exhort　me　to　follow　you；　for　that　way；　Callicles；　is　nothing　worth。


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