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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“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
"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
"The right question is usually more important than the right answer."
"The right question is usually more important than the right answer."
Eliminated
"Dogs bark at what they don't understand."
"Dogs bark at what they don't understand."
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
"There is nothing permanent except change."
"There is nothing permanent except change."
Winner
"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth."
"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth."
Eliminated
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
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
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Winner
“Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.”
“Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.”
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
“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.”
Eliminated
"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."
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
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
Winner
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man."
Eliminated
"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."
"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."
Winner
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
Eliminated
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”
Winner
“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”
“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”
Eliminated
"Thinking is the soul talking to itself."
"Thinking is the soul talking to itself."
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