A young man asked Socrates the secret to
success. Socrates told the young man to meet him
near the river the next morning. They met. Socrates
asked the young man to walk with him towards the
river. When the water got up to their neck, Socrates
took the young man by surprise and ducked him
into the water. The boy struggled to get out but
Socrates was strong and kept him there until the
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