He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance.
SocratesJust as you ought not to attempt to cure eyes without head or head without body, so you should not treat body without soul.
SocratesIf I tell you that I would be disobeying the god and on that account it is impossible for me to keep quiet, you won't be persuaded by me, taking it that I am ionizing. And if I tell you that it is the greatest good for a human being to have discussions every day about virtue and the other things you hear me talking about, examining myself and others, and that the unexamined life is not livable for a human being, you will be even less persuaded.
Socrates