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Socrates on how worthless people live only to eat and drink, but people of worth eat and drink only to live

Quote #257 | Socrates | Worthless people live only to (…)

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. Socrates Putting religious and cultural beliefs aside, it is reasonable to assume that we live only once, at least as far as our present material body is concerned. In the grand scheme of things, our life is but Read more…

Socrates on why the greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be

Quote #214 | Socrates | The greatest way to live with honor (…)

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. Socrates Humans can (proudly?) claim to be the most – and probably the only – hypocritical species on the planet. We tend to spend our entire lives pretending to be someone we aren’t. Even more unfortunate is Read more…