regard to sleep as shall enable him to rest late and rise early, or
keep vigil, if the need arise?

Ar. To the same one of the two must be given that endurance also.

Soc. Well, and a continence in regard to matters sexual so great that
nothing of the sort shall prevent him from doing his duty? Which of
them claims that?

Ar. The same one of the pair again.

Soc. Well, and on which of the two shall be bestowed, as a further
gift, the voluntary resolution to face toils rather than turn and flee
from them?

Ar. This, too, belongs of right to him who is being trained for
government.

Soc. Well, and to which of them will it better accord to be taught all
knowledge necessary towards the mastery of antagonists?

Ar. To our future ruler certainly, for without these parts of learning
all his other capacities will be merely waste.

Soc. [6]Will not a man so educated be less liable to be entrapped by
rival powers, and so escape a common fate of living creatures, some of
which (as we all know) are hooked through their own greediness, and
often even in spite of a native shyness; but through appetite for food
they are drawn towards the bait, and are caught; while others are
similarly ensnared by drink?