About Socrates
470 BC – 399 BC
Classical Athenian philosopher and a founder of Western philosophy. He wrote nothing himself; his ideas survive mainly through the dialogues of his student Plato.
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“Something the heart must have to cherish, must love and joy and sorrow learn.”
“Sorrow is knowledge: they who know the most must mourn the deepest o'er the fatal truth.”
“Indeed, wisdom is born of meditation; without meditation wisdom is lost.”