Section 53
1Upon every occasion we ought to have the following thoughts at our command:
Lead thou me on, O Zeus, and Destiny,
To that goal long ago to me assigned.
I'll follow and not falter; if my will
Prove weak and craven, still I'll follow on.[1]
2"Whoso has rightly with necessity complied,
We count him wise, and skilled in things divine."[2]
3"Well, O Crito, if so it is pleasing to the gods, so let it be."[3]
4"Anytus and Meletus can kill me, but they cannot hurt me."[4]
1 From Cleanthes. See note on II. 23, 42.
2 Euripides, frag. 965 Nauck.
3 Plato, Crito, 43 D (slightly modified).
4 Plato, Apology, 30 C-D (somewhat modified).