Socrates
Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher from Classical Athens, perhaps the first Western moral philosopher, and a major inspiration on his student Plato, who largely founded the tradition of Western philosophy. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. These accounts are written as dialogues, in which Socrates and his interlocutors examine a subject in the style of question and answer; they gave rise to the Socratic dialogue literary genre. Contradictory accounts of Socrates make a reconstruction of his philosophy nearly impossible, a situation known as the Socratic problem. Socrates was a polarizing figure in Athenian society. In 399Β BC, he was accused of impiety and corrupting the youth. After a trial that lasted a day, he was sentenced to death. As related by Plato, he was put to death by administration of poison after refusing offers from allies to help hi
WikipediaSocrates Quotes (16)
"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."
View quote details β"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."
View quote details β"The world is a puzzle; no need to make sense out of it."
View quote details β"An un-examined life is not worth living."
View quote details β"Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down."
View quote details β"Falling down is not failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen."
View quote details β"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."
View quote details β"Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."
View quote details β"It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one."
View quote details β"Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel."
View quote details β"To find yourself, think for yourself."
View quote details β"Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people."
View quote details β"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."
View quote details β"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
View quote details β"An unexamined life is not worth living."
View quote details β"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
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