the sort to me distinctly."

Ishc. Well, in the first place, you would have some difficulty in
making intemperate people diligent--I speak of intemperance with
regard to wine, for drunkenness creates forgetfulness of everything
which needs to be done.

Soc. And are persons devoid of self-control in this respect the only
people incapable of diligence and carefulness? or are there others in
like case?

Isch. Certainly, people who are intemperate with regard to sleep,
seeing that the sluggard with his eyes shut cannot do himself or see
that others do what is right.

Soc. What then?[10] Are we to regard these as the only people
incapable of being taught this virtue of carefulness? or are there
others in a like condition?

[10] Or, "What then--is the list exhausted? Are we to suppose that
these are the sole people . . ."

Isch. Surely we must include the slave to amorous affection.[11] Your
woeful lover[12] is incapable of being taught attention to anything
beyond one single object.[13] No light task, I take it, to discover
any hope or occupation sweeter to him than that which now employs him,
his care for his beloved, nor, when the call for action comes,[14]
will it be easy to invent worse punishment than that he now endures in
separation from the object of his passion.[15] Accordingly, I am in no
great hurry to appoint a person of this sort to manage[16] my affairs;