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
men training matter
No man has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training
clever friendly ridiculous
Is it not, then, better to be ridiculous and friendly than clever and hostile?
blessing doe wealth
wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state
courage men desire
I desire only to know the truth, and to live as well as I can...And, to the utmost of my power, I exhort all other men to do the same...I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.
life aka virtue
It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.
evil soul language
False language, evil in itself, infects the soul with evil.
good-life inspirational-life matter
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.
money i-can can-do
How many things I can do without!
pain men good-man
A good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death.
wisdom thinking pay
Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks?
men self doe
This is...self-knowled ge-for a man to know what he knows, and what he does not know.
odds world whole-world
It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself,
cities community urban
By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
sleep men good-man
In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.