sayings of Socrates
Socrates
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De legendis gentilium libris Basil of Caesarea 1 endorsed 1 citation · 2 passages
The passage explicitly introduces this as 'the saying of Socrates is good' before quoting it.
when a rich man was greatly proud of his money, he said he would not admire him until he had also tested whether he knew how to use it.
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Letters to Lucilius Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 1 citation
Socrates's teaching is explicitly invoked as authoritative for the claim that virtue alone secures happiness.
Socrates, who recalled all philosophy to conduct and said that this was the sum of wisdom, to distinguish goods and evils, says:
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On Benefits Seneca, Lucius Annaeus 1 endorsed 1 citation
Seneca cites Socrates's remark with approval as exemplifying the right way to hint at need.
I shall not bring forward to you Socrates, Chrysippus, Zeno and the rest, great men indeed, indeed the greater because in the praise of the ancients envy does not stand in the way.
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