"Wisdom begins with self-reflection."
Source not yet traced to a specific passage, so treat the exact wording as unverified. See disputed and misattributed quotes.
Not a Stoic. Socrates is classed as Greco-Roman & Adjacent: Classical figures who shaped or argued with Stoicism — Socrates, Aristotle, Heraclitus, Cicero and others. Related, but not Stoic.
More quotes from Socrates
- "A life without reflection is not worth living."
- "The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
- "We do not live to eat, but we eat to live."
- "True wisdom is knowing that you know nothing."
- "You only become wise by learning from your own mistakes."