What is true about the bodily movements depending upon strength, is not less true about those depending on grace and elegance. To be wilfully ungraceful, belongs only to the well-constituted body: none but the badly-constituted body is ungraceful without wishing it. The same, also, about the feet, voice, eyes, ears, nose: of these organs, those which act badly through will and intention, are preferable to those which act badly without will or intention. Lameness of feet is a misfortune and disgrace: feet which go lame only by intention are much to be preferred.[64] [Footnote 64: Plat. Hipp. Min. 374 C-D.] Again, in the instruments which we use, a rudder or a bow,--or the animals about us, horses or dogs,--those are better with which we work badly when we choose; those are worse, with which we work badly without design, and contrary to our own wishes. [Side-note: It is better to have the mind of a bowman who misses his mark only by design, than that of one who misses even when he intends to hit.] It is better to have the mind of a bowman who misses his mark by design, than that of one who misses when he tries to hit. The like about all other arts--the physician, the harper, the flute-player. In each of these artists, _that_ mind is better, which goes wrong only wilfully--_that_ mind is worse, which goes wrong unwillingly, while wishing to go right. In regard to the minds of our slaves, we should all prefer those which go wrong only when they choose, to those which go wrong without their own choice.[65] [Footnote 65: Plat. Hipp. Min. 376 B-D.] Having carried his examination through this string of analogous particulars, and having obtained from Hippias successive answers--"Yes--true in that particular case," Sokrates proceeds to sum up the result:-- _Sokr._--Well! should we not wish to have our own minds as good as possible? _Hip._--Yes. _Sokr._--We have seen that they will be better if they do mischief and go wrong wilfully, than if they do so unwillingly? _Hip._--But it will be dreadful, Sokrates, if the willing wrong-doers are to pass for better men than the unwilling. [Side-note: Dissent and repugnance of Hippias.]