Socrates Quotes

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Socrates Quotes

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"Allegory of the Cave"

Source: The Republic by Plato | Speaker: Socrates

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"I only know that I know nothing."

Source: Apology by Plato | Speaker: Socrates

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"It is better to suffer injustice than to commit it."

Source: Gorgias by Plato | Speaker: Socrates

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"No one does wrong voluntarily."

Source: Gorgias by Plato | Speaker: Socrates

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"Philosopher King"

Source: The Republic by Plato | Speaker: Socrates

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