A system of morality that is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception that has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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There is no illness of the body except for the mind
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote suggests that all physical ailments originate from mental conditions.
Socrates posits that the mind plays a crucial role in our overall health, implying that mental well-being directly influences our physical state. This assertion encourages a holistic view of health, emphasizing the importance of addressing mental health as a foundation for physical healing and wellness.
Themes
MindIllnessHealthPhilosophyWellness
In practice
Example use cases
In a mental health awareness workshop.
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I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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When I was young, I believed that life might unfold in an orderly way, according to my hopes and expectations. But now I understand that the Way winds like a river, always changing, ever onward.. My journeys revealed that the Way itself creates the warrior; that every path leads to peace, every choice to wisdom. And that life has always been, and will always be, arising in Mystery.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.
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