Socrates Quotes

5th-century BCE Greek philosopher

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Socrates (Σωκράτης; c. 470 BC – 399 BC) was a classical Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Through his portrayal in Plato's dialogues, Socrates has become renowned for his contribution to the field of ethics, and it is this Platonic Socrates who lends his name to the concepts of Socratic irony and the Socratic method, or elenchus. The latter remains a commonly used tool in a wide range of discussions, and is a type of pedagogy in which a series of questions is asked not only to draw individual answers, but also to encourage fundamental insight into the issue at hand.

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Native Name: Σωκράτης

Alternative Names: Sokrates • Sokratis

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Crito, we owe a cock to Asclepius

Craindre la mort, Athéniens, ce n'est autre chose que se croire sage sans l'être, car c'est croire connaître ce que l'on ne connaît point.

Criton - C'est une obligation sacrée de ne jamais rendre injustice pour injustice, ni mal pour mal.

If you want to be wrong, then follow the masses.

"Knowledge is the only virtue," because "Once a man knows good from evil, nothing on earth can compel him to act against that knowledge."

"Gustavo Solivellas dice: "No puedo enseñar nada a nadie. Solo puedo hacerles pensar" (Sócrates)"

In fact we receive the greatest benefits through frenzy.

Pentru a învăţa să trăiască bine, cineva trebuie mai întâi să înveţe să moară bine

SOCRATES: That since beautiful is the opposite of ugly, they are two things.

GLAUCON: Of course.

SOCRATES: And since they are two things, each of them is also one?

GLAUCON: That's true too.

Life is full of questions. Idiots are full of answers.

...the just and unjust, beautiful and ugly, good and evil. Are not these the things, when we
disagree about them and cannot reach a satisfactory decision, concerning
which we on occasion become enemies...?

The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways — I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.

The hottest love has the coldest end

Everything the soul endeavors or endures under the guidance of wisdom ends in happiness.

Pero no es difícil, varones, huir de la muerte; muy más difícil es huir de la maldad, que corre más veloz que la muerte. Yo ahora, por tardo y por viejo, seguramente, he sido cogido por lo más lento, mientras que mis acusadores, por hábiles y por vivos, han sido cogidos por lo más veloz: por la maldad