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:
- "Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.”
- “The value of a man is measured in the number of those who stand beside him, not those who follow.”
- “Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.”
- “There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.”
- “Do not grieve over someone who changes all of the sudden. It might be that he has given up acting and returned to his true self.”
- “Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.”
- “Lies are the greatest murder. They kill the Truth.”
- “Go wherever the facts lead.”
- “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.”
- “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”
- “Envy is the ulcer of the soul.”
- “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
- “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
- “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
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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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