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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I call myself a Peaceful Warrior... because the battles we fight are on the inside.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The true struggles in life are often internal rather than external.
This quote by Socrates emphasizes that most significant battles occur within ourselves, relating to our thoughts, beliefs, and emotions. It suggests that personal growth and inner peace come from confronting and understanding these internal struggles, rather than external conflicts or challenges.
Themes
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In practice
Example use cases
During a meditation workshop, I shared a quote about being a Peaceful Warrior to highlight the importance of inner peace.
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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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