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T O P I C R E V I E WSolane StarIn ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widelylauded for his wisdom. One day the great philosopherwas approached by an acquaintance who ran up to himexcitedly and said, "Socrates, do you know what I justheard about one of your students – the one calledPlato?" "Please pause before you speak," Socratesreplied. "And ask yourself whether your words mightpass three tests." "What tests?" "What you have to say about Plato—first askyourself: "Is it true?" "I—I don't know," the man said, "I just heardabout it and..." "So you don't really know if it's true or not." "No, I don't," the man answered.Socrates smiled and nodded. "Now let us ask the secondquestion: Is what you are about to tell me good?" "No—on the contrary..." "So," Socrates said, "you wish to tell mesomething bad about him, even though you're notcertain it's true?" The man shrugged, a little embarrassed, asSocrates continued: "Still, your news may at least pass the thirdtest: Is what you want to tell me going to be trulyuseful?" The man shook his head. "Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want totell me is neither True nor Good, nor even Useful, whytell it to me at all?" The man nodded in understanding, defeated butwiser for it. And this is the reason that the sage philosopherSocrates was held in such high esteem. It also explains why the Greek sage never foundout that Plato was sleeping with his wife. JohnnyI don't believe it either! Good ol' Socrates! Solane StarHi Johnny!!!Rainbow~Me thinks that Socrates' wisdom, saved him a lot of heartache.......from whence came such sayings as...."Ignorance is bliss".....and....."What you don't know won't hurt you"Let's hear it for Socrates!!!!Love,Rainbow Yang
....from whence came such sayings as....
"Ignorance is bliss"
.....and.....
"What you don't know won't hurt you"
Let's hear it for Socrates!!!!
Love,Rainbow
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