whit more than the latter. Velle non discitur (to use one's will is not a thing that can be taught) is a saying of Nero's tutor.

In the Meno, Plato minutely investigates the nature of virtue, and inquires whether it can, or cannot, be taught. He quotes a passage from Theognis:

???? d?d?s???

??p?te p???se?? t?? ?a??? ??d?' ??a???.

(But thou wilt ne'er,

By teaching make the bad man virtuous.)

and finally reaches this conclusion: ??et? ?? e?? o?te ??se?, o?te d?da?t??, ???? ?e?? �???? pa?a?????�???, ??e? ???, ??? ?? pa?a?????ta?. Here the terms ??se? and ?e?? �????, form a distinction, in my opinion, much the same as that between “physical”