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Indeed--as Socrates is famously quoted, around 2400 years ago: “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespe
by yesbabyyes 8y ago
Indeed--as Socrates is famously quoted, around 2400 years ago:
“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room.”
On the other hand, he did enjoy dancing, considering:
“Music and dance are two arts that complement each other and form the beauty and power that are the basis of happiness.”
http://www.faena.com/aleph/articles/wonderful-advice-from-socrates-and-nietzsche-dance-dance-alone/ http://www.faena.com/aleph/articles/wonderful-advice-from-so...
- kenjackson 8y agoI believe that quote is incorrectly attributed to Socrates. See: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehaving-children-in-ancient-times/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehaving-childre...
- Retric 8y agoWhich is kind of missing the point, as the original source was summarizing what people where complaining about 2500 years ago.
- yesbabyyes 8y agoThat's great--it felt out of character anyway, though it's funny. Thanks for the correction!
- watwut 8y agoThe really interesting question is, was the author of the quote actually right at that time or not? Some generations are laziers when it comes to sport then others, some are more authority following then others.