I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity,and earnest in seeking it there

These are a few highlights and ideas/stashes from Chapter 4, Learning From the Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, and Jesus from the Book The Written World by MARTIN PUCHNER. You can follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/saoirseblr?t=fplf8Ltp57OB1lms-7xbbw&s=09">@saoirseblr</a>

Hope These Stashes are Interesting to You. 

Cebes: " Let us try to persuade him not to fear death as if it were a hobgoblin "" Ahh," Socrates " You must sing charms to him every day until you charm away his fear "

Socrates and Cebes ( one of his Students) ( contd. )

" Yu ,Shall I teach you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you don't know it; this is knowledge."

What Knowledge Was by Confucius 

His most intense teaching moment occurred just before his death, in 399 B.C.E., in prison, when he told his students that philosophy was nothing other than a preparation for dying.

Socrates.

( Seeing distress among his students )Socrates: " You have a childish fear that when the soul goes out from the body the wind will really blow it away and scatter it, especially if a man happens to die in a high wind and not calm weather "Cebes: " Assume that we have that fear, Socrates, and try to convince us; or rather do not assume that we are afraid, but perhaps there is a child within us, who has such fears. "

Socrates and Cebes ( one of his Students)

He wasn't difficult to understand - he didn't like complicated phrases - but it often took a while for his simple words to sink in.

Confucius' Personality 

In Confucius's view, the chaos of the present had infected even the meaning of words -When names are not correct, what is said will not sound reasonable;When what is said does not sound reasonable, affairs will not culminate in success;When affairs do not culminate in success, rites and music do not flourish;

Highlights.

In Confucius's view, the chaos of the present had infected even the meaning of words -When rites and music do not flourish, punishments will not fit the crimes;When punishments do not fit the crime, the common people will not know where to put their hands and feet.

Highlights ( contd. )

Every New Book I read, I find a different view for history; Here are some stashes in two of the great philosphers of all time & knowing them from different books encourages my reading curiosity. 
The Written World,How Literature Shaped History is an interesting book & I can't wait to read them all; for now I am on chapter 4 and might be reading it while you are reading this. 
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