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And a certain kind of thirst is relative to a certain kind of

drink; but thirst taken alone is neither of much nor little, nor

of good nor bad, nor of any particular kind of drink, but of

drink only?

Certainly.

Then the soul of the thirsty one, in so far as he is thirsty,

desires only drink; for this he yearns and tries to obtain it?

That is plain.

And if you suppose something which pulls a thirsty soul away from

drink, that must be different from the thirsty principle which

draws him like a beast to drink; for, as we were saying, the same

thing cannot at the same time with the same part of itself act in

contrary ways about the same.

Impossible.

No more than you can say that the hands of the archer push and

pull the bow at the same time, but what you say is that one hand

pushes and the other pulls.

Exactly so, he replied.

And might a man be thirsty, and yet unwilling to drink?

Yes, he said, it constantly happens.