And in knowing that you know nothing makes you the smartest of all. - Socrates

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And in knowing that you know nothing makes you the smartest of all.

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About Socrates

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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Wisdom is knowing you know nothing

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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.

Đó là một câu hỏi phức tạp, mà đời người thì ngắn ngủi.

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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

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