Those then who know not wisdom and virtue and are always busy with gluttony and sensuality go down and up again as far as the mean.

Socrates quotes virtue. Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. 1 some of the most valiant Athenians have failed to bequeath their virtuous qualities to their offspring suggesting that virtue is not inherited. Socrates quotes on life are full of knowledge wisdom and foresightedness.

It is much more difficult to avoid wickedness for it runs faster than death. These are those which relate to the understanding of what is good and how it gives people advantage and what is evil and how creates harm to people. If someone has knowledge of the danger he can undertake risks.

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Socrates claimed that virtue is knowledge. He who is not contented with what he has would not be contented with what he would like to have. Socrates wanted to establish an ethical system that would be based on human reason rather than the theological doctrine of the time.

He identifies that two terms as being identical Reshotko 2006. He didnt have any written accounts so his teachings came from classical writers his student Plato in particular. Virtue is knowledge and knowledge is virtue.

But where I could do the greatest good privately to everyone of you thither I went and sought to persuade every man among you that he must look to himself and seek virtue and wisdom before he looks to his private interests and look to the State before he looks to the interests of the State. Be slow to fall into friendship but when you are in continue firm and constant. Virtue to him means act like a man.