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
relationship believe classroom
Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told.
believe men ridiculous
When you propose ridiculous things to believe, too many men will choose to believe nothing at all.
believe ignorance demonstration
To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly
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We shall be better, braver, and more active if we believe it right to look for what we don't know.
believe fighting men
...one thing I am ready to fight for as long as I can, in word and act: that is, that we shall be better, braver and more active men if we believe it right to look for what we don't know than if we believe there is no point in looking because what we don't know we can never discover.
believe clear-conscience seeking
I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become better, nor more agreeably than having a clear conscience.
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If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman.
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Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either in life or death, and that his fate is not a matter of indifference to the gods.
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The uninitiated are those who believe in nothing except what they can grasp in their hands, and who deny the existence of all that is invisible.
believe excellence form
I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
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Smart people learn from everything and everyone, Average people from their experiences, Stupid people already have all the answers.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Such as thy words are, such will thine affections be esteemed; and such as thine affections, will be thy deeds; and such as thy deeds will be thy life