THEME: An inquiry into the meaning of Temperance,  Now you know, my friend, that I (Socrates) cannot measure anything, and of the beautiful, I am simply such a measure as a white line is of chalk; for almost all young persons appear to be beautiful in my eyes. But at that moment, when I saw him (Charmides) coming … Continue reading Charmides! (Synopsis – highlights & unredacted quotes lifted from the Socratic dialogue by Plato, Benjamin Jowett translation) →