...[T]hose who care about their souls and do not subordinate them to the body dissociate themselves firmly from these others and refuse to accompany them on their haphazard journey; and, believing that it is wrong to oppose philosophy with her offer of liberation and purification, they turn and follow her wherever she leads... Socrates
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This is a quote by the Roman poet Seneca. He was talking about how the philosophers of his time refuse to follow society, while still remaining part of it. He says that these philosophers are ready to sacrifice their own happiness for the greater good. He also said that they won’t let anyone else sacrifice their happiness for the greater good. Then, he says that these philosophers will follow philosophy wherever she leads.

Source: Apology, Crito And Phaedo Of Socrates.

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