Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt? — Socrates
Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?
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ὦ Κρίτων, ἔφη, τῷ Ἀσκληπιῷ ὀφείλομεν ἀλεκτρυόνα: ἀλλὰ ἀπόδοτε καὶ μὴ ἀμελήσητε.
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Socrates. Quoted in "Phaedo." Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo, written by Plato, translated by G. M. A. Grube and John M. Cooper. Hackett Publishing, 2002.
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Socrates. Quoted in Φαίδων [Phaedo], written by Plato. c. 360 BC.