21 ideas
343 | The unexamined life is not worth living for men [Socrates] |
1564 | True and false statements can use exactly the same words [Anon (Diss)] |
1559 | Thracians think tattooing adds to a girl's beauty, but elsewhere it is a punishment [Anon (Diss)] |
1561 | Anything can be acceptable in some circumstances and unacceptable in others [Anon (Diss)] |
1560 | Lydians prostitute their daughters to raise a dowery, but no Greek would marry such a girl [Anon (Diss)] |
1567 | How could someone who knows everything fail to act correctly? [Anon (Diss)] |
1563 | Every apparent crime can be right in certain circumstances [Anon (Diss), by PG] |
6000 | The goal is rationality in the selection of things according to nature [Diogenes of Babylon, by Blank] |
339 | Men fear death as a great evil when it may be a great blessing [Socrates] |
344 | If death is like a night of dreamless sleep, such nights are very pleasant [Socrates] |
5999 | The good is what is perfect by nature [Diogenes of Babylon, by Blank] |
1562 | It is right to lie to someone, to get them to take medicine they are reluctant to take [Anon (Diss)] |
2 | We should not even harm someone who harms us [Socrates] |
345 | A good man cannot be harmed, either in life or in death [Socrates] |
6001 | Justice is a disposition to distribute according to desert [Diogenes of Babylon, by Blank] |
346 | One ought not to return a wrong or injury to any person, whatever the provocation [Socrates] |
341 | Wealth is good if it is accompanied by virtue [Socrates] |
1566 | The first priority in elections is to vote for people who support democracy [Anon (Diss)] |
347 | Will I stand up against the law, simply because I have been unjustly judged? [Socrates] |
1565 | We learn language, and we don't know who teaches us it [Anon (Diss)] |
338 | Socrates is accused of denying the gods, saying sun is stone and moon is earth [Socrates, by Plato] |