Greek Philosophers (Fifth Century Athens)

Pick the idea you agree with the most in order to discover which philosopher you most prefer or align with. (Made for my Ancient History class)

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Champion
"Dogs bark at what they don't understand."
"Dogs bark at what they don't understand."
"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."
"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."
Winner
“Behold! I've brought you a man.” He says, holding up a plucked chicken.
“Behold! I've brought you a man.” He says, holding up a plucked chicken.
Eliminated
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
Winner
“Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.”
“Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.”
Eliminated
"Dogs bark at what they don't understand."
"Dogs bark at what they don't understand."
Winner
"Thinking is the soul talking to itself."
"Thinking is the soul talking to itself."
Eliminated
"There is nothing permanent except change."
"There is nothing permanent except change."
Winner
“In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.”
“In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face.”
Eliminated
“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”
“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”
Winner
"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character."
"Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character."
Eliminated
“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
Winner
"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."
"We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less."
Eliminated
“It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.”
“It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.”
Winner
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
Eliminated
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Winner
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Eliminated
"One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings."
"One original thought is worth a thousand mindless quotings."
Winner
“Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?”
“Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?”
Eliminated
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
Winner
"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth."
"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth."
Eliminated
"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools."
"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools."
Winner
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
Eliminated