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Socrates fear quotes challenge the unknown by asking what is truly harmful and what is merely assumed. He saw fear as a product of untested ideas. These fear quotes by Socrates highlight rational examination, calm perspective, and freedom through understanding.
"I would rather die having spoken after my manner, than speak in your manner and live."
"I am not a citizen of Athens or Greece, but of the world."
"The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor."
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
"Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."
"A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong."
Seeing how Socrates approaches Fear helps you apply the idea with more precision.
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