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“The Downward Path to Wisdom” (Harpers Bizarre, December 1939) “A Day’s Work” (The Nation, February 10, ...
1. “You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” 2. “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” 3. “To ask the right question is already half the solution of a problem.”
Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love. In all things have no preferences. Be indifferent to where you live. Do not pursue the taste of good food. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need. Do not act following customary beliefs. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful. Do not fear death.
Socrates, since he denied any kind of knowledge, then tried to find someone wiser than himself among politicians, poets, and craftsmen. It appeared that politicians claimed wisdom without knowledge; poets could touch people with their words, but did not know their meaning; and craftsmen could claim knowledge only in specific and narrow fields.
His thinking and ideologies forged a path that allowed for many other philosophers to do the same. In order to get to know his philosophies and thinking a bit better, we have a list of 65 quotes ...
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Diotima gives Socrates a genealogy of Love , stating that he is the son of "resource (poros) and poverty (penia)". In her view, love drives the individual to seek beauty, first earthly beauty, or beautiful bodies. Then as a lover grows in wisdom, the beauty that is sought is spiritual, or beautiful souls.
They teach you what love, care, selflessness, faith, empathy, and wisdom are and how to show that in your own life. They build you up, so you can flourish and form a family of your own.