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On socrate's saying: '
'By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.'

comment:
Don't you think that an unmarried person can be a philosopher?
What about the women?
How can we connect this quotation and the women philosopher?
Does it mean, happy person can't be a philosopher?

[quote="nirwasan"]On socrate's saying: '
'By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.'

comment:
Don't you think that an unmarried person can be a philosopher?

yes they can, he didn't say anything that an unmarried person could do.

What about the women?

same thing

How can we connect this quotation and the women philosopher?

what are you on about?

Does it mean, happy person can't be a philosopher?

no it means that you'll be happy and you don't have to think that much. Philosophy is thinking

[quote="kakykoo"][quote="nirwasan"]On socrate's saying: '
'By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.'

comment:
Don't you think that an unmarried person can be a philosopher?

yes they can, he didn't say anything that an unmarried person could do.

What about the women?

same thing

How can we connect this quotation and the women philosopher?

what are you on about?

Does it mean, happy person can't be a philosopher?

no it means that you'll be happy and you don't have to think that much. Philosophy is thinking[/quote]
thank you, kakykoo.

no worries