Plato, Symposium 206c
Emmy Madden /
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κυοῦσιν γάρ , ἔφη , ὦ Σώκρατες , πάντες ἄνθρωποι καὶ κατὰ τὸ σῶμα καὶ κατὰ τὴν ψυχήν , καὶ ἐπειδὰν ἔν τινι ἡλικίαι γένωνται , τίκτειν ἐπιθυμεῖ ἡμῶν ἡ φύσις . τίκτειν δὲ ἐν μὲν αἰσχρῶι οὐ δύναται , ἐν δὲ τῶι καλῶι .
" All men are pregnant in respect to both the body and the soul , Socrates , she said , and when they reach certain age our nature desires to beget . It cannot beget in ugliness , only in beauty . "
" All people are pregnant either in respect of the body or in respect of the soul , and once we attain a certain age our nature has a desire to bring forth . But it is not able to bring forth in ugliness , only in beauty "