Jowett: Wise

sophos
Wisdom

Wise man, the, the friend and kindred of all, Lysis   210 C; does not fear death, Apol. 29, 35 A; Phaedo   62-68 ; = the good, Rep.   1. 350; 1 Alcib. 124,125 ; definition of, Rep. 4. 442 C; alone has true pleasure, ib. 9.583 B ; life of, ib. 591; according to Protagoras’ philosophy, Theaet. 166 E; the only ’measure of all things,’ ib. 183 B ; different from the clever artist, 2 Alcib. 145E;—’the wise to go to the doors of the rich,’ Rep. 6. 489 B (see s. v. Proverbs) ;—wise men Sni/xowr, Crat. 398; said to be the friends of the tyrant, Rep. 8. 568; compared to physicians and husbandmen, Theaet. 167 B; are those whose impressions are acute, ib. 194D ; ought to rule over the ignorant, Laws 3. 690 B ;—the seven wise men, Protag. 343;—Socrates   the wisest of men, Apol. 21 A.

Now, if someone should ask Euripides : Euripides, in what [125c] are these men wise, by whose converse you say that despots are wise ? I mean, suppose he had said : "Farmers are wise by converse with the wise," and we had asked him, — Wise in what ? — what answer would he have given us ? Surely none other than, — In farming. THEAGES  

Socrates : Or again, if he had said : "Piemen are wise by converse with the wise," and we had asked him, Wise in what ? — what answer would he have given us ? He would have said, — In the pie-making business, — would he not ? THEAGES

Socrates : Or again, if he had said "Wrestlers are wise by converse with the wise," and we had asked him, Wise in what ? — would he not reply, — [125d] In wrestling ? THEAGES

[366a] Hippias : Wise, surely, in just this, deception. LESSER HIPPIAS

Soc. Wise, I may not call them ; for that is a great name which belongs to God alone, — lovers   of wisdom or philosophers is their modest and befitting title. PHAEDRUS