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
education filling vessel
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel
common assuming individual
Whenever a number of individuals have a common name, we assume them to have also a corresponding idea or form.
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Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may be beautiful inside. Let all my external possessions be in friendly harmony with what is within. May I consider the wise man rich. As for gold, let me have as much as a moderate man could bear and carry with him.
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.
eyes given hear listening nature
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue-to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.
artificial contentment luxury natural poverty
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty
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The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.
eye
The duller eye may often see a thing sooner than the keener.
bad good greek-philosopher means
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher and that is a good thing for any man.
bad good marriage means socrates wife
By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher. Socrates (470-399 B.C.)
knowledge
One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
greek-philosopher
As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
evil ignorance
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance