Phdr greἔτι δὲ τοὺς μὲν ἐρῶντας πολλοὺς ἀνάγκη πυθέσθαι καὶ ἰδεῖν ἀκολουθοῦντας τοῖς ἐρωμένοις καὶ ἔργον τοῦτο ποιουμένους, ὥστε ὅταν ὀφθῶσι διαλεγόμενοι (232b) ἀλλήλοις, τότε αὐτοὺς οἴονται ἢ γεγενημένης ἢ μελλούσης ἔσεσθαι τῆς ἐπιθυμίας συνεῖναι: τοὺς δὲ μὴ ἐρῶντας οὐδ᾽ αἰτιᾶσθαι διὰ τὴν συνουσίαν ἐπιχειροῦσιν, εἰδότες ὅτι ἀναγκαῖόν ἐστιν ἢ διὰ φιλίαν τῳ διαλέγεσθαι ἢ δι᾽ ἄλλην τινὰ ἡδονήν.
Phdr lat p. 180bAdde quod uulgus cum sentiat amatores amatos sequi, assidue in omnibus obsequi
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, suspicatur ne turpis eos cupiditas coeperit
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, aut forte iam capiat. Non amantium uero familiaritatem improbare non audet. Scit enim necessarium esse homines inuicem uel amicitiae uel commoditatis alicuius causa saepe uersari,
1. assidue in omnibus obsequi B assidue, atque hoc operaepretium putare 2. B ceperit
Phdr engAgain, the lover may be generally noted or seen following the beloved (this is his regular occupation), and whenever they are observed to exchange two words they are supposed to meet about some affair of love either past or in contemplation; but when non-lovers meet, no one asks the reason why, because people know that talking to another is natural, whether friendship or mere pleasure be the motive.
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