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.
SocratesRead
We can do nothing without the body, let us always take care that it is in the best condition to sustain us.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Socrates emphasizes the importance of physical health for overall well-being and effectiveness in life.
This quote highlights the essential role of the body in our existence, suggesting that neglecting physical health can hinder our ability to act and achieve our goals. Socrates stresses that maintaining our bodies in optimal condition is crucial for enabling us to live fully and with purpose, as the body serves as the vehicle for all our actions, thoughts, and experiences.
Themes
HealthBodyWellnessSustainabilityPhilosophy
In practice
Example use cases
During a wellness seminar, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of physical fitness.
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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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