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That's old dude Socrates living up to--or more accurately, dying for-- his motto "An unexamined life is not worth living."  Having been sentenced to die by his fellow citizens--see the cup of poison being handed over to him?--he's here leaving his last words of wisdom to his distraught disciples.

According to his most famous student, Plato, Socrates the master believed that the world should be ruled by the so-called "Philosopher King."  Man's behavior, said Socrates, is determined by three elements--Reason, Spirit, and Desire--and so is the behavior of society.  Men of Desire keep the human race physically self-perpetuating, not the least through love-making and money-making.  Men of Spirit are those who are well-disciplined to uphold good order in society--the guardians, soldiers.  As for Men of Reason, they are the fellows who think hard and therefore are truly wise.  Good government, said Socrates, is one in which the three elements are nicely balanced, with the bookish people on top, the tough guys below them, and everybody else following the orders of these superior people, a price the masses pay to indulge in physical pleasure.

The good people of Athens were quite annoyed by their residential philosopher's not-so-subtle put-down, so they decided to get rid of him.  The joke was on the wise guy after all.

Bill Clinton reads; that makes him a philosopher-president of sorts.  He did that thing with Monica; that makes him nobody, or everybody.

People who think do not all always get it right, as reflected in the all-too-often-heard exasperated question/statement: "What were you thinking?!?"

 Wrong things, that's what.

And some people never shut up.

Also, Socrates believed that women should exercise in gym naked.