By all means marry; if you get a good wife, youll become happy; if you get a bad one, youll become a philosopher.
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About Socrates
Socrates was Greek philosopher (c. 470–399 bc). Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher from Classical Athens, perhaps the first Western moral philosopher, and a major inspiration on his student Plato, who largely founded the tradition of Western philosophy. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Marriage — Partnership, commitment, and the journey of shared life