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
envy soul ulcers
Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
people wish might
I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.
army house building
A disorderly mob is no more an army than a heap of building materials is a house
beauty men delight
Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.
evil soul crafts
The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
philosophy people dying
Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.
marriage wedding men
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent
philosophical tyranny short-lived
Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.
matter living-rightly life-is-not-worth-living
It is not living that matters, but living rightly.
errors people deception
Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.
hate hatred desire
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
inspiration return injustice
One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice.
heroic-deeds fame perfume
Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds.
wisdom gratitude greed
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.