Creative Quotations from Socrates (470?BC-399?BC)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Socrates
(470?BC-399?BC) born on Jan 05

Greek philosopher. He viewed philosophy as a necessary pursuit of all intelligent men; Teacher of Plato.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

"Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder."

The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.

"In every sort of danger, there are various ways of winning through, if one is ready to do and say anything whatever."

"The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways --I to die and you to live. Which is the better, only God knows."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	"Apology," (Plato)"
R:	"In "Webster's Electronic Quotebase," ed. Keith Mohler, 1994."
A:	"In "The Book of Success," ed. Richard Shea, 1993."
N:	"quoted in Plato, 'Apology'"
K:	"Quoted in: Plato's Apology, sct. 42a. Last words of his speech to the court following the sentence of death imposed on him by the Athenians, who had found him guilty of impiety and the corruption of "