The Republic, by Plato. Part I.
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The Just and the Unjust
The just does not desire more than his like, but more than his aunt like, whereas the unjust desires more than both his like and his unlike. Each of them is such as his like is, certainly, Trisemachus replied. And now to take the case of the arts, you would admit that one man is a musician and another not a musician. Yes, and which is wise and which is foolish. Clearly, the musician is wise, and he who is not a musician is foolish. But did we not say, Trasymachus, that the unjust goes beyondboth his like and unlike, were not these your words? They were. That, I suppose, could hardly
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