Post #2009759
2026-05-04 19:08 UTC
Not actually a direct quote from Socrates, but the lyrics are worth learning
"Is it true? Is it useful? Is it kind?
I’m in favor of free speech, but if you don’t mind
I’d like to tell you about the three gates of Socrates
‘Cause they belong on the top of your bill of responsibilities."
https://griffined.org/song/three-gates
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@JdeBP@mastodonapp.uk 2026-05-05 11:13
@tiggy@mastodonapp.uk I can trace it back to early 1800s collections of the sermons of John Wesley. But Wesley provides no clue for how to go back further. Certainly there's no route to #Socrates from Wesley. And the the words of the Epistle of James that Wesley is explaining do not involve the formula. #JohnWesley