[602] Plato apparently regarded his dialogues as mere trifles compared with what he taught to his inner circle.

[603] Plato, Phaedr. 278 D.

[604] Xen. Anab. vii. 5. 14.

[605] Xen. Mem. iv. 2.

[606] Xen. Horsemanship, i.

[607] Xen. Econ. xvi.

[608] Aristot. Pol. i. 11. 7.

[609] Plato, Gorg. 518 B.

[610] Aristot. Pol. ii. 3. 9.

[611] Plato, Apol. 26 D.