... and respected his brothers--his placing them there itself indicates this. Their personalities are not terribly evident--it is clear that Glaucon is somewhat competitive and a lover of young boys (a socially acceptable taste in ancient Greece), Adeimantus the less softly spoken of the two (he disagrees with Socrates more vehemently), and that both of them are very intelligent. Cephalus - Cephalus is the ... ' wealth that makes old age bearable for him. Cephalus says that this is not true, wealth can help someone be virtuous, but it isn't the deciding factor. Cephalus defines just behavior...

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