Quote of the afternoon

Is Socrates talking about the modern love song here?

Who, for example, could speak on this thesis of yours without praising the discretion of the non-lover and blaming the indiscretion of the lover? These are the commonplaces of the subject which must come in (for what else is there to be said?) and must be allowed and excused; the only merit is in the arrangement of them, for there can be none in the invention; but when you leave the commonplaces, then there may be some originality. (Phaedrus Jowett translation)

But when you leave the commonplaces, then there may be some orginality. This little quote will stay with me. Makes a lot of sense.