Death Quotes by Socrates
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Socrates says that true wisdom comes when we leave behind our earthly life, and that a good person cannot be harmed in death. He advises us to be cheerful about death, because the real danger is living an evil life, not the end itself. He also calls death a cure for the sickness of life, a moment when the soul becomes pure and unburdened.
![“...[W]hen death comes to a man, the mortal part of him dies, but the immortal part retires at the approach of death and escapes unharmed and indestructible... [I]t is as certain as anything can be... that soul is immortal and imperishable, and that our souls will really exist in the next world.” quote by Socrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/socrates-405_afterlife_w-hen-death-comes-to-a-man-the-mortal-pa_2685037.jpg)
![“...[Y]ou know very well the truth of what I [say]... I have incurred a great deal of bitter hostility; and this is what will bring about my destruction, if anything does... the slander and jealousy of a very large section of the people. They have been fatal to a great many other innocent men, and…” quote by Socrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/864/socrates-405_courage_y-ou-know-very-well-the-truth-of-what-i_1457970.jpg)
![“...{I]f everything that has some share of life were to die, and if after death the dead remained in that form and did not come to life again, would it not be quite inevitable that in the end everything should be dead and nothing alive?... [W]hat possible means could prevent their number from being…” quote by Socrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/socrates-405_death_i-f-everything-that-has-some-share-of-li_2827844.jpg)
