Socrates was a Classical Greek philosopher from the city of Athens. He is often considered to be the father of Greek philosophy and one of the founders of Western philosophy.

Since we have no writings of Socrates, we have to draw on the works of Plato, Xenophon and Aristophanes to learn of Socrates philosophy. Plato's dialogues is considered to be the most comprehensive account of Socrates and is the source from which we derive many of Socrates quotes.

Socrates is particularly known for the Socratic method of teaching which bears his name. The Socratic method is still in use today and involves the teacher asking a series of questions rather than simply presenting the answer. In the Socratic method, the teacher introduces a series of questions in order to lead the pupils to arrive at the correct answer on their own.

Socrates is also well known for his contributions to the fields of ethics, epistemology and logic. His ideas and methods remain very prevalent in Western philosophy even today.

While Socrates is considered to be the founder of Western philosophy, few really know his teachings. We have created this collection of Socrates quotes to help introduce the wisdom of this 5th century B.C. Greek philosopher to the 21st century A.D. world.