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I believe this quote is apocryphal. AFAIK it's actually quoting a play by Aristophanes that poked fun at Socrates -- a play that put these words in his mouth.
by irremediable 10y ago
I believe this quote is apocryphal. AFAIK it's actually quoting a play by Aristophanes that poked fun at Socrates -- a play that put these words in his mouth.
- ptaipale 10y agoVery possible. The point is merely that lamenting the ways of the youth is a very old phenomenon.