'True.' And may not convivial meetings have a similar remedial use?
And if so, are they not to be preferred to other modes of training because they are painless?
'But have they any such use ?' Let us see: Are there not two kinds of fear--fear of evil and fear of an evil reputation?
'There are.' The latter kind of fear is opposed both to the fear of pain and to the love of pleasure.

This is called by the legislator reverence, and is greatly honoured by him and by every good man; whereas confidence, which is the opposite quality, is the worst fault both of individuals and of states.

This sort of fear or reverence is one of the two chief causes of victory in war, fearlessness of enemies being the other.

'True.' Then every one should be both fearful and fearless?
'Yes.' The right sort of fear is infused into a man when he comes face to face with shame, or cowardice, or the temptations of pleasure, and has to conquer them.

He must learn by many trials to win the victory over himself, if he is ever to be made perfect.