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“Socrates: “The corruption of the best things are the worst things.” Or, “The best, when corrupted, become the worst.” As one of your English poets has said, “Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.”
― The Best Things in Life: A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth the Good Life
― The Best Things in Life: A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth the Good Life
“Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”
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Philosophy
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What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more
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