Quote by Bettany Hughes Download Open image ““Socrates argued that only God can be a sophist, only God can be truly wise.”” — Bettany Hughes ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“But the truth is, O men of Athens, that God only is wise; and by his answer he intends to show that the wisdom of men is worth little or nothing; he is not speaking of Socrates, he is only using my name by way of illustration, as if he said, He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates,… — Plato Copy Share
“Socrates based his ethical values on logical reasoning, rather than theological beliefs, which ultimately led to his death. He” — Paxton Casmiro Copy Share Image
“The oneness of all wisdom may be found, or not, under the name of God.” — Heraclitus Copy Share Image
“There you have Socrates’ wisdom; [b] he himself isn’t willing to teach, but he goes around learning from others and isn’t even grateful to… — Plato Copy Share Image
“Socrates says we must be either fools because we think we are wise, or wise because we know we are fools. Christ says we… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless — Plato Copy Share Image
Socrates said, "Those who want fewest things are nearest to the gods. — Diogenes Laertius Copy Share Image
“A wise man is the one who is able to see the foolishness in his thought.” — Kwesi Ackah Copy Share Image
“We know so little about Socrates but somehow we still remember he existed; more amazing yet, is how the meaning of ethics has completely… — Alejandro C. Estrada Copy Share Image
“The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that… — Socrates Copy Share Image
After I graduated, I carried on with my academic work, via grants but I often had a market stall on Camden Market selling hand-painted… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
I think it's ironic when Plato makes the learned woman Aspasia Socrates' teacher, but I think women crop up more in the Platonic dialogues… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
Even the picturesque prehistoric settlements at Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini were an exercise in problem-solving; white-washed homes and town halls built… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
For the Spartans, it wasn’t walls or magnificent public buildings that made a city; it was their own ideals. In essence, Sparta was a… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
Of all the human figurines discovered so far from 30,000-3,000BC, 92% are of the female form. This is not to say there was any… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
I think Socrates was fascinated by Alcibiades. It's almost the opposite of hypocrisy. I think it's like when you can see the potential in… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
Sophia - a mystical female presence whose appearance is only fleeting in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament - was clearly once a household… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
Ancient Egyptian women had rights under the law. They could own land. Many were literate. — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
The word 'America' probably didn't appear in the Persian language until the end of the 18th century - but then with a documented past… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
History was invented as a tool, an engineered road down which human society could advance. — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
“Herodotus, the ‘Father of History’, records the moment – and you can hear the emotion in his voice as he does so, a mixture… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
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