Phdr greκαὶ μὲν δὴ εἰ μὲν ἐκ τῶν ἐρώντων τὸν βέλτιστον αἱροῖο, ἐξ ὀλίγων ἄν σοι ἡ ἔκλεξις εἴη: εἰ δ᾽ ἐκ τῶν ἄλλων τὸν σαυτῷ ἐπιτηδειότατον, ἐκ πολλῶν: ὥστε πολὺ (231e) πλείων ἐλπὶς ἐν τοῖς πολλοῖς ὄντα τυχεῖν τὸν ἄξιον τῆς σῆς φιλίας.
Phdr lat p. 180bPraeterea si ex amantibus optimum eligere velis, ex paucis tibi optio dabitur, sin autem ex aliis commodissimum tibi sodalem quaesiueris ex multis sane licebit eligere. Maior vero spes est, hominem amicitia tua dignum inter multos quam inter paucos repertem iri.
Phdr engOnce more, there are many more non-lovers than lovers; and if you choose the best of the lovers, you will not have many to choose from; but if from the non-lovers, the choice will be larger, and you will be far more likely to find among them a person who is worthy of your friendship.
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