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  2. I know that I know nothing - Wikipedia

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    Here, Socrates aims at the change of Meno's opinion, who was a firm believer in his own opinion and whose claim to knowledge Socrates had disproved. It is essentially the question that begins "post-Socratic" Western philosophy. Socrates begins all wisdom with wondering, thus one must begin with admitting one's ignorance.

  3. 55 Socrates Quotes on Philosophy, Education and Life - AOL

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    16. "An honest man is always a child." 17. "Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior." 18. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building ...

  4. The unexamined life is not worth living - Wikipedia

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    This quote emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and questioning one's beliefs, actions, and purpose in life. [2] The words were supposedly spoken by Socrates at his trial after he chose death, rather than exile. They represent (in modern terms) the noble choice, that is, the choice of death in the face of an alternative.

  5. Seven Sages of Greece - Wikipedia

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    Calliope at the center, and clockwise from top: Socrates, Chilon, Pittacus, Periander, Cleobulus (damaged section), Bias, Thales, and Solon. The Seven Sages or Seven Wise Men was the title given to seven philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the 7th–6th centuries BCE who were renowned for their wisdom.

  6. 50 powerful quotes to help you embrace change - AOL

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    “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.” — Stephen Chbosky, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” “We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are ...

  7. Diotima of Mantinea - Wikipedia

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    Love, she says, is neither fully beautiful nor good, as the earlier speakers in the dialogue had argued. 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.

  8. 120 Courage Quotes To Motivate and Inspire You - AOL

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    56. “If you want to change things, it requires bravery.” — Naftali Bennett. 57. "It's your life; you don't need someone's permission to live the life you want. Be brave to live from your heart."

  9. Phaedrus (dialogue) - Wikipedia

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    Phaedrus and Socrates both note how anyone would consider Socrates a foreigner in the countryside, and Socrates attributes this fault to his love of learning which "trees and open country won't teach," while "men in the town" will. Socrates then proceeds to give Phaedrus credit for leading him out of his native land: "Yet you seem to have ...