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
art ignorance simple
Whenever any one informs us that he has found a man who knows all the arts, and all things else that anybody knows, and every single thing with a higher degree of accuracy than any other man - whoever tells us this, I think that we can only imagine him to be a simple creature who is likely to have been deceived by some wizard or actor whom he met, and whom he thought all-knowing, because he himself was unable to analyse the nature of knowledge and ignorance and imitation.
fall falling-down fallen
Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.
spiritual intelligent intelligence
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
love teacher children
The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.
ignorance awareness
Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
happiness freedom simplicity
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
running truth ignorance
Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance, because it is all we know. When we first start facing truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives. But if you continue to seek truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. In fact, you want more! It's true that many people around you now may think you are weird or even a danger to society, but you don't care. Once you've tasted the truth, you won't ever want to go back to being ignorant
tools loser debate
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
change stay-strong fighting
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
desire endeavor gain good greek-philosopher
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
following god greek-philosopher life soul
The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.
easily employ gain greek-philosopher hard others shall time
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
chiefly good greek-philosopher life
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
bad good greek-philosopher
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.