Socrates (/ˈsɒkrətiːz/; Ancient Greek: Σωκρᾰ́της Sōkrátēs [sɔːkrátɛːs]; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher of the Western ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, he made no writings, and is known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers writing after his lifetime, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon.
Socrates exerted a strong influence on philosophers in later antiquity and in the modern era. Depictions of Socrates in art, literature and popular culture have made him one of the most widely known figures in the Western philosophical tradition.
Socrates's Quotes:
- “To find yourself, think for yourself.”
- “Be as you wish to seem.”
- “The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.”
- “To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.”
- “From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.”
- “In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.”
- “In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.”
- “I call myself a peaceful warrior because the battles we fight are on the inside.”
- “Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.”
- “Know thyself.”
70+ Great Quotes by Socrates:
part 1 of 6: Life and Happiness
part 2 of 6: Wisdom
part 3 of 6: Ethics
part 4 of 6: Motivation
part 5 of 6: Self Knowledge
part 6 of 6: Life Lessons
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