A system of morality that is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception that has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
SocratesRead
The body cannot be cured without regard for the soul.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Holistic healing requires attention to both physical and spiritual well-being.
Socrates emphasizes the interconnectedness of the body and soul, asserting that true healing cannot occur if one neglects the spiritual aspect of a person. This quote suggests that mental and emotional health are just as important as physical health in achieving overall well-being.
Themes
HealthHolisticSoulBodyWell-Being
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about wellness, one could say, 'As Socrates noted, the body cannot be cured without regard for the soul, reminding us to consider mental health as well.'
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I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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When I was young, I believed that life might unfold in an orderly way, according to my hopes and expectations. But now I understand that the Way winds like a river, always changing, ever onward.. My journeys revealed that the Way itself creates the warrior; that every path leads to peace, every choice to wisdom. And that life has always been, and will always be, arising in Mystery.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.
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