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> #1 was written in the 13th century, #2 in the 5th century BC and #3 in the 8th century BC. Not true. These all appear to be fake quotes. Apparently #1 are no
by yesenadam 6y ago
> #1 was written in the 13th century, #2 in the 5th century BC and #3 in the 8th century BC.
Not true. These all appear to be fake quotes. Apparently #1 are not words of Peter the Hermit, #2 not words of Socrates/Plato, #3 not found in Hesiod.
#2 seems to be from 1907.[0] There are claims on the web it's a paraphrase of a speech of Justice in Aristophanes' comedy The Clouds[1], but I don't see much resemblance.
This[2] page contains all 3 quotes, #2 prefaced by "You may have seen this quote, often (apparently inaccurately) attributed to Socrates", then claims the other two quotes are real. But he links to a 2004 discussion page[3], which under quote #1 says "It should be noted that the attribution of this quote to Peter the Hermit is as shaky as the attribution of the other quote to Socrates."
[0] https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehave/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehave/
[1] http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0241:card%3D961 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:19...
[2] https://nickfalkner.com/2013/04/21/the-kids-are-alright-within-statistical-error/ https://nickfalkner.com/2013/04/21/the-kids-are-alright-with...
[3] http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=398104 http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=398104
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Socrates#Misattributed https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Socrates#Misattributed