Socrates Quotes

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Socrates, a renowned Greek philosopher, lived from 471 BC to 399 BC. He is known for his unique teaching method, the Socratic method, which emphasizes self-discovery through questioning. Socrates' philosophical ideas have had a profound impact on subsequent philosophy, and he is considered one of the founders of Western philosophy.

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Famous Socrates Quotes

“He who has lived as a true philosopher has reason to be of good cheer when he is about to die, and that after death he may hope to receive the greatest good in the other world.”

World May Reason Dies Philosopher Cheer After Death Other Worlds Good Cheer

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“Let he who would move the world, first complete an environmental impact assessment and a 90-day public comment period.”

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“The soul then, as being immortal, and having been born again many times, and having seen all things that exist, whether in this world or in the world below, has knowledge of them all . . . all enquiry and all learning is but recollection.”

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“If measure and symmetry are absent from any composition in any degree, ruin awaits both the ingredients and the composition... Measure and symmetry are beauty and virtue the world over.”

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“Those then who know not wisdom and virtue, and are always busy with gluttony and sensuality, go down and up again as far as the mean; and in this region they move at random throughout life, but they never pass into the true upper world; thither they neither look, nor do they ever find their way, neither are they truly filled with true being, nor do they ever taste of pure and abiding pleasure.”

Knows World Way Looks Mean Moving Pleasure Virtue Taste Pure Down And Filled Busy Sensuality Regions Abiding Gluttony

Book:Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.”

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“In order that the mind should see light instead of darkness, so the entire soul must be turned away from this changing world, until its eye can learn to contemplate reality and that supreme splendor which we have called the good. Hence there may well be an art whose aim would be to effect this very thing.”

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“Nobody knows anything, but I, knowing nothing, am the smartest man in the world.”

Knows Men World Knowing Nobody Knows Knowing Nothing

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“There are beds and tables in the world - plenty of them, are there not? But there are only two ideas or forms of them - one the idea of a bed, the other of a table.”

World Two Ideas Form Bed Tables Plenty

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“I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world.”

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“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”

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“Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.”

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“The rest of the world lives to eat, while I eat to live.”

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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.”

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“To move the world we must move ourselves.”

World Moving

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“It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself.”

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“Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance, because it is all we know. When we first start facing truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives. But if you continue to seek truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. In fact, you want more! It's true that many people around you now may think you are weird or even a danger to society, but you don't care. Once you've tasted the truth, you won't ever want to go back to being ignorant”

Source: Socrates: 100 Quotes on Life, Free Will, and Virtue

“If the whole world depends on today's youth, I can't see the world lasting another 100 years.”

Ifs World Years I Can Whole Today Youth Depends Whole World Lasting Today's Youth

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“All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.”

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“One ought not to return injustice, nor do evil to anybody in the world, no matter what one may have suffered from them.”

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About the Author

Born: 471 BC
Died: 399 BC
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 490

Books & Sources

Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative StudyRelated source material

Apology, Crito And Phaedo Of Socrates.Related source material

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