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Quotation from Cratylus by Plato
“Reflect well and like a man, and do not easily accept such a doctrine; for you are young and of an age to learn. And when you have found the truth, come and tell me”
Cratylus, Stephanus 440d, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1892)
Socrates' parting advice to the young Cratylus, who is about to leave for the country.
Citation: "Reflect well and like a man, and do not easily accept such a doctrine; for you are young and of an age to learn. And when you have found the truth, come and tell me" — Plato, Cratylus, Stephanus 440d, trans. Benjamin Jowett (1892). (id plato-cratylus-q12)
