ἄρτι ἄρχει: on the age of Callicles at the time of this dialogue, see Introd. § 15.—On the matter, cf. Apol. 36 c ἐπιχειρῶν ἕκαστον ὑμῶν πείθειν μὴ πρότερον μήτε τῶν ἑαυτοῦ μηδενὸς ἐπιμελεῖσθαι, πρὶν ἑαυτοῦ ἐπιμεληθείη, ὅπως ὡς βέλτιστος καὶ φρονιμώτατος ἔσοιτο, μήτε τῶν τῆς πόλεως, πρὶν αὐτῆς τῆς πόλεως.
23 f.
ἄδικός τε κτἑ.: various kinds of πονηρία, as contrasted with the corresponding virtues. Cf. 491 e ff.