Socrates Quotes

Socrates (Greek: S????t??, invariably anglicized as ['s?k??ti?z], Socrates; circa 470–399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosophera person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wisdom." who is widely creditedSomething attributed to. for laying the foundationThe act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. for WesternOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west philosophyAn academic discipline that is, generally, divided into five major subtopics: logic; metaphysics; epistemology; ethics; and aesthetics. The most importantHaving relevant and crucial value. source of informationA collection of related data. about SocratesA Greek philosopher. is Plato. Plato's dialogues portrayTo paint or draw the likeness of. SocratesA Greek philosopher. as a teacher who denies having disciplesPlural of disciple., as a man of reason who obeys a divine voice in his head, and a pious man who is executed for the state's own expediencySuitability for particular circumstance or situation.. SocratesA Greek philosopher. disparages the pleasuresPlural of pleasure. of the senses, yet is excited by beauty; he is devotedVowed; dedicated; consecrated. to the educationThe process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment of the citizensplural of citizen of Athens, yet indifferentNot caring; apathetic. to his own sons. He is often held to be the founder of WesternOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west philosophyAn academic discipline that is, generally, divided into five major subtopics: logic; metaphysics; epistemology; ethics; and aesthetics, and its most influentialwith great influence practitionerA person who practices a profession or art..

The trial and executionThe act of executing or the state of being executed of SocratesA Greek philosopher. was the climax of his career and the centralbeing in the centre event of the dialogues of Plato. AccordingPresent participle of to accord. to Plato, both were unnecessaryNot necessary; not needed; surplus to requirement; useless; obsolete.. SocratesA Greek philosopher. admits in court that he could have avoidedPast tense of to avoid. the trial by abandoningThe act of abandoning. philosophyAn academic discipline that is, generally, divided into five major subtopics: logic; metaphysics; epistemology; ethics; and aesthetics and going home to mind his own businessa person's occupation, work, or trade. After his convictionA firmly held belief., he could have avoidedPast tense of to avoid. the death penaltyA legal sentence. by escaping with the help of his friends. The reason for his cooperationco-operation with the state's mandateAn official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept. forms a valuablethat has great value. philosophicalof or pertaining to philosophy. insightA sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into. in its own right, and is best articulatedSimple past and past participle of to articulate. by the dialogues themselves(the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis., especiallyparticularly; to a greater extent than is normal in his dialogueA conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. with Crito.

Quotes:

"All men's souls are immortalNot susceptible to death, but the souls of the righteousfree from sin or guilt are immortalNot susceptible to death and divineeternal, holy, or otherwise supernatural.."
"An honest(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud man is alwaysAt all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually a childa son or daughter."
"As for me, all I know is thatConnecting clauses involving reported speech etc. I know nothingNot any thing; no thing.."
"As to marriageThe state of being married. or celibacyThe state of not being married., let a man take which coursecoarse he will, he will be sure to repentTo feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do.."
"Be as youya, yah, yer (informal) wish to seem."
"Be slow to fall into friendshipThe condition of being friends; but when thou art in, continueprolong the activity. firm and constantthrough time or space; permanent.."
"BeautyThe property, quality, or state of being "that which pleases merely by being perceived" (Aquinas). Hence that which is attractive, pleasing, fine, or good looking; comeliness. is a short-livedPast tense of to live. tyrannyA government in which a single ruler has absolute power."
"BeautyThe property, quality, or state of being "that which pleases merely by being perceived" (Aquinas). Hence that which is attractive, pleasing, fine, or good looking; comeliness. is the bait which with delightjoy; pleasure allures man to enlargemake larger his kind."
"Beware(defective) to use caution; e.g., "Beware the ides of March". --Shakespeare the barrennessThe property of being barren; the property of not supporting life. of a busy life."
"By all meansPlural of mean., marry. If you get a good wife, you'll becomeTo begin to be; to come to be; to turn into happyFavored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire.; if you get a bad one, you'll becomeTo begin to be; to come to be; to turn into a philosophera person devoted to studying and producing results in philosophy. The word, "philosopher," literally means "lover of wisdom."."
"Children nowadaysIn these days; at the present time. are tyrants. They contradictTo deny the truth of (a statement or statements). their parents, gobble their food and tyrannise(mostly British) alternative spelling of to tyrannize their teachersPlural of teacher.."
"Death may be the greatest of all humanOf or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. blessingsPlural of blessing.."
"Employ your time in improvingPresent participle of improve. yourselfYour own self. by other men's writingsPlural of writing., so that you shall gain easily what othersOther people. have laboredPast tense of to labor. hard for."
"False wordssword are not only evil in themselves(the reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun) The people previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition, where the people are also the subject of the verb; also used for emphasis., but they infectto bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness (a pathogen) the soul with evil."
"From the deepestform of deep; most deep. desiresPlural of desire. often come the deadliest hate."
"He is a man of couragethe quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate who does not run away, but remainsWhat is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse. at his post and fights againstin a contrary direction to something the enemy."
"He is richestSuperlative of rich; the one who has the most money. who is content(uncountable) That which is contained. with the least, for content(uncountable) That which is contained. is the wealthA great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money. of natureThe essential characteristics."
"I am the wisestMost wise. man aliveHaving life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive., for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothingNot any thing; no thing.."
"I decidedPast tense of to decide. that it was not wisdom that enabledPast tense of to enable. poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinctA natural or inherent impulse or behaviour. or inspirationThe act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration., such as you find in seers and prophetsPlural of prophet. who deliverto set free: deliver a captive from the prison all their sublimenoble and majestic messages without(archaic or literary) outside, externally knowing in the least what they mean."
"I know nothingNot any thing; no thing. exceptTo take or leave in (anything) from a chemical the fact of my ignoranceThe condition of being uninformed or uneducated. lacking knowledge or information.."
"I know that I am intelligentOf high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright., becauseFor the reason (that). I know that I know nothingNot any thing; no thing.."
"I was afraid that by observingPresent participle of observe. objectsplural of object with my eyes and tryingPresent participle of to try. to comprehendto cover, include, or contain them with each of my other sensesplural of sense I might blind my soul altogetherWithout exception; wholly; completely.."
"I was reallyActually; in fact; in reality. too honest(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud a man to be a politicianOne engaged in the politics, especially an elected or appointed government official. and live."
"If a man is proud of his wealthA great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money., he shouldThe speaker—but not necessarily the subject of the sentence—intends for the subject to execute the sentence predicate. not be praisedPast tense of to praise. until it is known how he employs it."
"If all misfortunesplural of misfortune were laid in one common heap whenceFrom where. everyoneEvery person. must take an equal portionSomeone's allocated amount., most peopleA body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. would be contentedPast tense of to content. to take their own and depart."

Socrates Quotes

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