Socrates Virtue

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“That virtue does not come from wealth, but that wealth, and every other good thing which men have, whether in public or in private, comes from a virtue” to attempt to interpret this quote from Socrates we must first look at what is a virtue. A virtue is defined as a behavior showing high moral standards. In this quote he claims that a virtue or high moral standards doesn't come from worldly things but rather possessing high morals or virtue results in wealth and every other good thing which men have. I personally agree with the first portion of this quote in the fact that wealth and worldly things alone do not result in a person having qualities of virtue. However, the second part of this quote is far from factual. There are many individuals who rise to success without any sound moral beliefs. As …show more content…

I think a majority of deaths are a tragedy and we as humans don't reserve the right to take other peoples life even when we feel dignified to. I also agree with Socrates that by killing him they would do more harm to themselves than they would do to Socrates. Socrates goes on to compare himself to a gadfly, when he does this he is to the state like a fly to a sluggish horse. In the way that when a fly continually bothers the horse it becomes aroused and is forced to do something about it. In my life my cousin is my own personal gadfly that when something needs to be done she makes sure that it gets done before I can focus my attention to something else. One modern day gadfly to society is Steven Colbert. On his show, The Colbert Report, he continually forces people to question their political views by probing at particular holes in

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