Phil. Indeed, no!
Soph. By what means, then, canst thou get to know except by learning?
Phil. There is no other way.
Soph. With what countenance, then, can Morobulus advise you, that you should throw away your studies, by which you may obtain experience in your art, as well as knowledge of other subjects of the greatest and most attractive kind?
Phil. From whom, then, can knowledge of these subjects be obtained?
Soph. From those who have reflected on them, and observed them as they have been manifested in the greatest minds, of whom some are dead, others living.
Phil. But how can we learn from the dead? Can the dead speak?
Soph. Have you never in conversation heard the names of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Seneca, Livy, Plutarch?
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Phil. These are great names! I have heard them spoken of often, and with great admiration and praise.