Full Idea
Human knowledge is one thing, human well-being another. There is no predetermined harmony between the two. The examined life may not be worth living.
Gist of Idea
Human knowledge may not produce well-being; the examined life may not be worth living
Source
John Gray (Straw Dogs [2002], 1.9)
Book Reference
Gray,John: 'Straw Dogs' [Granta 2002], p.25
A Reaction
John Gray has set himself up as the Eeyore of modern times, but this point may obviously be correct. Presumably Socrates meant that the examined life was better even if the result was less 'well-being'. Even Gray doesn't want a lobotomy.