TIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907

Preventer79@sh.itjust.works · 4 months ago

TIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907

Trex202@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

TIL that this quote exists

Matengor@lemmy.ml · 4 months ago

davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml · 4 months ago

oantolin@discuss.online · 4 months ago

Technically that doesn’t prove Socrates never said it, he might’ve, though it would be one hell of a coincidence. It amuses me to think we’ll never know.

TIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907

TIL the famous Socrates quote about children being disrespectful and having bad manners was actually a fabrication written by a Canadian college student in 1907

Quote Origin: Misbehaving Children in Ancient Times – Quote Investigator®