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And when the artist is benefited by receiving pay the advantage

is gained by an additional use of the art of pay, which is not

the art professed by him?

He gave a reluctant assent to this.

Then the pay is not derived by the several artists from their

respective arts. But the truth is, that while the art of medicine

gives health, and the art of the builder builds a house, another

art attends them which is the art of pay. The various arts may be

doing their own business and benefiting that over which they

preside, but would the artist receive any benefit from his art

unless he were paid as well?

I suppose not.

But does he therefore confer no benefit when he works for

nothing?

Certainly, he confers a benefit.