Quote#Truth
Socrates was the greatest of the educationalists, but unlike the…
Quote byJohn Bagnell Bury · 1861–1927
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: A History of Freedom of Thought (1913), p. 30.
English (original)
Socrates was the greatest of the educationalists, but unlike the others he taught gratuitously, though he was a poor man. His teachings always took the form of discussion; the discussion often ended in no positive result, but had the effect of showing that some received opinion was untenable and the truth is difficult to ascertain.
— John Bagnell Bury
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