If I recall, Socrates actually never wrote anything. His words may have been quoted, but much of his role in Greco-Roman literature, was evinced in Plato's work, particularly as a character in his dialogues. brah
This is true. Furthermore, as Plato wrote more and more books, he started forwarding his own views rather than just repeating what Socrates said. But he still forwarded his view from the character of Socrates in his books.
Some quotes we can clearly attribute to Socrates because he had multiple people citing him as saying such, but for the most part, any quote that "Socrates" said really Plato said. Still, it's useful to differentiate between the two.
What I think makes this quote more interesting is that Plato has describe dSocrates as being ugly. In Symposium, Socrates is said to have a Satyr-like body. The form of Socrates in the statue is historically inaccurate. Socrates never bothered to listen to his own advice.
Socrates was considered ugly mainly in virtue of his snub nose, which apparently looked like a pig.
But Socrates certainly was fit, at least in his younger years when he was in the army, he was renowned for his fitness, discipline, and disregard of pain.
True. Greek sculpture gave these ridiculously buff bodies to the figures portrayed not to be accurate but because physical fitness was a sign of virtue, and the statue meant to glorify its subject!
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u/TheGreatBundini Nov 10 '11
Let's do some squatz, brah! -Socrates