Socrates Quotes

5th-century BCE Greek philosopher

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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The hottest love has the coldest end.

I would rather die having spoken in my manner, than speak in your manner and live.

Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

Be as you wish to seem.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.

The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.

To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew that it is the greatest of evils.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

"My friend...care for your psyche...know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves" -Socrates

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within.

Socrates Quotes

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