Socrates
Socrates
Socrates was a classical Greekphilosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is "hidden behind his 'best disciple', Plato"...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
wrinkles years soul
The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul.
want breathe insight
When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
care may introvert
My friend...care for your psyche...know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves
dark age disease
The cure of many diseases remains unknown to the physicians of Hellos (Greece) because they do not study the whole person.
workout men training
No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training... what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
angry ifs
Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth
heart writing men
Do it because it's in your heart. Not because you want something in return. Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
reading wealth-of-knowledge perpetual
Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
sports wrestling average
I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler.
integrity hypocrisy identity
Be as you wish to seem.
curriculum
Let the questions be the curriculum.
greek contentment wealth
He is the richest who is content with the least.
shining sun persons
In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.
compassion understanding firsts
The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.