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Title: Arsenic for Socrates (yes I know he was poisoned with hemlock)

I'm not an ocean I'm not a pond I'm not a hotel pool For you to sneak into I'm going to bite I'm going to hide I'm coming, coming For you Sha-sha-shadows Av-av-avalanche Eu-eu-euthenasia Sm-sm-smilling From the shadows Pollen and mold Honey and decay Love and destruction All one and the… read more

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Socrates but extroverted?

Does anyone have a recommendation on an extroverted complementary philosopher that is compatible with Σωκκρατησ? I'm kind of like Socrates, so wondering what would be ideal compatible persona... 🤔 💭 📘

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Focusing

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." — Socrates

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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people

According to the lines, people who are intellectually curious like to explore ideas. They don't just focus on what's happening today, but ask questions like-what can make society more equal, what makes a good leader? What makes people happy? Idea-based discussions inspire creativity, innovation and… read more

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Who are your top 5 philosophers?

Mine are: 1. Aristotle 2. Descartes 3. Socrates 4. Leibnitz 5. Kant

The apology of Socrates

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the fig tree analogy

“I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree in the story. From the tip of every branch, like a fat purple fig, a wonderful future beckoned and winked. One fig was a husband and a happy home and children, and another fig was a famous poet and another fig was a brilliant professor,… read more

What is life ? • Dostoevsky: It’s hell. • Socrates: It’s a test. • Aristotle: It’s the mind. • Nietzsche: It’s power. • Freud: It’s death. • Marx: It’s the idea. • Picasso: It’s art. • Gandhi: It’s love. • Schopenhauer: It’s suffering. • Bertrand Russell: It’s competition.

What and when was your interaction with philosophy?

We have wisdom all around us it's just that we don't have enough big virtue to see all that wisdom. Philosophy is a retrospective subject, everyone has their own vision and it differs to everyone that's why everyone has their own philosophy which makes sense for themselves. For me it's Western… read more

Hostile "Testimonies"

Christian apologists will often bring up this infographic in defense of Jesus' historicity. However, some of these sources are extremely problematic and none of the writers were even alive during Jesus' purported lifetime and could therefore not have been eyewitnesses. The earliest source on the… read more

What is life ?

• Dostoevsky: It’s hell. • Socrates: It’s a test. • Aristotle: It’s the mind. • Nietzsche: It’s power. • Freud: It’s death. • Marx: It’s the idea. • Picasso: It’s art. • Gandhi: It’s love. • Schopenhauer: It’s suffering. • Bertrand Russell: It’s competition. • Steve Jobs: It’s faith. •… read more

MLK

You may well ask: “Why direct action? Why sit ins, marches and so forth? Isn’t negotiation a better path?” You are quite right in calling for negotiation. Indeed, this is the very purpose of direct action. Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a… read more

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By Berthold Brecht

How Fortunate The Man With None From the play "Mother Courage" You saw sagacious Solomon You know what came of him, To him complexities seemed plain. He cursed the hour that gave birth to him And saw that everything was vain. How great and wise was Solomon. The world however did not wait But soon… read more

Was Socrates a Christ figure?

Christ proposed and idea and lived it out, and ultimately was killed for it. Did Socrates do the same? Proposing we are know nothing and inspiring a generation of thinkers but everyone thought he was pushing dangerous ideas and was sentenced to poisoning by hemlock. I wonder what Socrates would… read more

Greatest Wisdom

Today our new intern, asked me what is the greatest Wisdom that I can share with him. The Oracle at Delphi incident came to my mind that declared Socrates the wisest man in Athens. Socrates was confused because he felt he lacked wisdom. He realized he was only wiser than others because he… read more

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All i know is that i know nothing. - Socrates

And when asked how he knew that, he replied : "My wife told me." 😋

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Socrates Three Sieves. When someone talks to you about something ask this: Is it true? Is it positive? Is it necessary? If all no, it's just gossip

Muscle Practice

No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. - Socrates (edited)

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Branches of philosophy

Discovering Knowledge From The Tree Of Wisdom: The word philosophy comes from the Greek roots "philos" meaning love and "sophia" meaning wisdom or knowledge. The trunk of philosophy can be considered to be the broader branches that serve as foundational areas of inquiry. These branches include… read more

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What is the secret to getting more energy?

No idea if this is actually a Socrates quote.

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True... "When the debate is lost, insult become the loser's tool. " -Socrates

Expectations

Swimming for Socrates Thinking on ice My thoughts turn to home For some friendly advice The cat in the cradle The laundry room mice They seem disconnected From earth and from vice So do I know better Than creature and cad? Or do I seem bitter Or angry or bad? To think that they ought to To think… read more

Try to let go of what bothers you little, and focus on the task at hand

Socrates’ "Triple Filter" test

One day an acquaintance ran up to Socrates & asked: “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?” “Wait a moment,” Socrates replied, “Before you tell me, I’d like you to pass a little test. It’s called the Triple Filter Test.” “Triple filter?” asked his acquaintance. “That’s… read more

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Push past your limit

Getting better. Still got lots of work to do. "It is a shame for a person to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which their body is capable.". ---- Socrates

My today's artwork

I am truly inspired by the writing of Socrates. I was so stunned when I read this... True courage is in facing danger when you know you're going to die. - Socrates

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Socrates: A modern viewpoint on his philosophy.

If Socrates, had been around to observe modern society today, I believe he would be inclined to reword his famous quote: “I cannot teach anyone anything, I can only make them think.” "I occasionally encounter individuals seeking guidance. While I cannot impart knowledge directly, I offer them… read more

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Democracy is anti-equality

It is strange to me that some people talks about democracy supports equality. it is wrong. How can this system could support equality when my vote is as same as everyone. why a philosopher's vote is same as a artist? why a teacher's vote is same as a normal employee. This is not equality. This is… read more

Add to your journal....Greek Philosophers

Take a bit of time out of your day to write these quotes in your journal. You can buy a journal for just a few dollars, mine was only $4 Canadian. I will carry this journal with me and stop for a few minutes daily to read a quote. “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” — Socrates “The greatest… read more

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Socrates...

...."it would be very nice....if wisdom were like water, and flowed by contact out of a person who has more into one who has less, just as water can be made to pass through a thread of wool out of the fuller of two cups into the emptier...." 🙏🙏🙏

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Socrates ring

What would you do if you had a ring that turned you invisible? I would sneak in to a roller coaster ride for free. On second thought that might not be a good idea. People might wonder why the empty chair is screaming…