Full Idea
Things are always both good and fine by the same standard.
Clarification
'Fine' is the same word (kalon) as 'beautiful'
Gist of Idea
Things are both good and fine by the same standard
Source
report of Socrates (reports of career [c.420 BCE]) by Xenophon - Memorabilia of Socrates 3.8.5
Book Reference
Xenophon: 'Conversations of Socrates', ed/tr. Waterfield,R/Tredennick,H. [Penguin 1990], p.159
A Reaction
This begs many questions, but perhaps it leads to what we call intuitionism, which is an instant ability is perceive a fine action (even in an enemy). This leads to the rather decadent view that the aim of life is the production of beauty.