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“I am not going to put a hand on anyone,” said Critobulus, “so teach me any good plan you know for making friends.”“Then won't you put lip to lip either?”“Courage!” answered Critobulus, “I won't touch a lip with mine either — unless the owner is fair!”“That's an unfortunate beginning for you, Critobulus! The fair1 won't submit to such conduct; but the ugly like it, supposing that they are called fair for the beauty of their souls.”
1 i.e., beautiful in character (soul).
Xenophon. Xenophon in Seven Volumes, 4. E. C. Marchant. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA; William Heinemann, Ltd., London. 1923.
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