Plato, Gorgias, section 478c

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[478c]

Polus
Yes.

Socrates
Because one is relieved of a great evil, and hence it is worth while to endure the pain and be well.

Polus
Of course.

Socrates
Is this then the happiest state of body for a man to be in—that of being medically treated—or that of never being ill at all?

Polus
Clearly, never being ill.

Socrates
Yes, for what we regarded as happiness, it seems, was not this relief from evil, but its non-acquisition at any time.

Polus
That is so.

Plato. Plato in Twelve Volumes, Vol. 3 translated by W.R.M. Lamb. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1967.

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Commentary references to this page (1):
- James Adam, The Republic of Plato, 1.347A
Cross-references to this page (3):
- Raphael Kühner, Bernhard Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache, KG 3.6.1
- Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, Tenses
- Basil L. Gildersleeve, Syntax of Classical Greek, Concord
Cross-references in general dictionaries to this page (3):
- LSJ, ἀρχή
- LSJ, τις
- LSJ, ὑπομένω