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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True perfection is a bold quest to seek. Only the willing and true of heart will seek the betterment of many.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True perfection involves striving for improvement that benefits others, requiring courage and sincerity.
This quote from Socrates highlights the idea that perfection is not just about achieving personal excellence, but rather it is a noble pursuit that prioritizes the welfare of others. It suggests that genuine seekers of perfection do so with a courageous heart and a sincere intention to uplift and enhance the lives of those around them, underscoring the importance of altruism in the journey towards greatness.
Themes
PerfectionQuestBettermentServiceHeartAltruism
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a motivational speech about personal and community development.
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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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