Greek Ancient Wisdom
Dive into the foundational philosophies of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, whose ideas continue to influence Western thought1.
It was better to be a beggar than to be uneducated
To someone who presented ‘Aristippus’ with a riddle and said, “Solve it,” he replied, “Why, fool, do you want to solve it, since even unsolved it gives us trouble?”
Persuasion Is Better Than Force
Once there was a dispute between the North Wind and The Sun. Both claimed about their might and power. Both agreed that he should be declared winner who could first strip a war-faring man of his clothes.
Wickedness to Wickedness
Another philosopher saw a certain man giving instruction to a certain maiden, and he said unto him, “Add not wickedness to wickedness. Why dost thou poison that which is right and proper by dipping, it in poison, whereby she shall be the more able to slay the children of men and to lead captive their minds?
