Socrates

Socrates

Greek philosopher and thinker.

A classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. Known for his Socratic method, he believed that the path to wisdom lies in asking probing questions and engaging in critical thinking. He championed the pursuit of truth, virtue, and the development of moral character. His dialogues, preserved by his students, continue to shape philosophical discourse, urging individuals to examine their lives and seek knowledge.

Socrates Quotes about Wisdom

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  • Wisdom is knowing what you don't know.
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  • True wisdom lies in one's confession about the limits of one's knowledge.
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  • When I was young, I believed that life might unfold in an orderly way, according to my hopes and expectations. But now I understand that the Way winds like a river, always changing, ever onward.. My journeys revealed that the Way itself creates the warrior; that every path leads to peace, every choice to wisdom. And that life has always been, and will always be, arising in Mystery.
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  • The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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  • Are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honor and reputation, and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul?
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  • I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
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  • Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.
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  • 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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  • Wisdom adorneth riches and casteth a shadow over poverty.
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  • The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they alone knew everything and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for girls, they are forward, immodest and unwomanly in speech, behaviour and dress.
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  • Wisdom begins in wonder.
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  • The true Wisdom is in recognizing our own ignorance.
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  • Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.
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