You are always quizzing
 us, replied
 Socrates ;
 for you have yourself paid a good deal of money for
 wisdom to Protagoras, Gorgias, Prodicus, and many
 others, while you see that we are what you might
 call amateurs in philosophy; and so you feel
 supercilious toward us. Yes, said Callias, so
 far, I admit, I have been keeping you ignorant of my
 ability at profound and lengthy discourse; but now,
 if you will favour me with your company, I will
 prove to you that I am a person of some
 consequence.