; , aswellastheother ‘eternalideas; ofman, hasahistoryintime, whichmaybetracedinGreekpoetryorphilosophy, , , fortheywilldiewiththem, , theysay, likethecompanionsofSocrates, ‘Whatargumentcanweevertrustagain?’ ButthereisabetterandhigherspirittobegatheredfromthePhaedo, aswellasfromtheotherwritingsofPlato, whichsaysthatfirstprinciplesshouldbemostconstantlyreviewed (PhaedoandCrat.), andthatthehighestsubjectsdemandofusthegreatestaccuracy (Republic); alsothatwemustnotbecomemisologistsbecauseargumentsareapttobedeceivers.

, onthenecessityofsuchabelieftomoralityandtheorderofsociety, ontheevidenceofanhistoricalfact, , , (thechrysalisandthebutterfly) arenot ‘inparimateria’ withargumentsfromthevisibletotheinvisible, : itisnotconsistentwithitself, , andseektodiscoverafoundationforitinthenatureofGodandinthefirstprinciplesofmorality.

, whichwhetherworthhavingornotcanonlybeascribedtoaveryselectclassofthewholeraceofmankind, , whetherinahigheroralowersphereoflifeandthought, isagreatthing: tohavethereputationofbeingone, whenmenhavepassedoutofthesphereofearthlypraiseorblame, , sofarfrombeingimmortal, isreallylimitedtohisowngeneration:—solongashisfriendsorhisdisciplesarealive, solongashisbookscontinuetoberead, ‘immortelles’ , butthetruemaniswellawarethatfarfromenjoyinganimmortalityoffame, inagenerationortwo, oreveninamuchshortertime, hewillbeforgottenandtheworldwillgetonwithouthim.