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“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room.
May 1, 2010 · Dear Quote Investigator: There is a great quote by Plato or Socrates about the misbehavior of children in antiquity that I read in the New York Times. The quote shows that the problems between generations are not just a recent occurrence. Instead, the conflicts between parents and offspring are timeless [NY8]:
Young people nowadays love luxury; they have bad manners and contempt for authority. They show disrespect for old people... contradict their parents, talk constantly in front of company, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. Socrates. Teacher, Luxury, People.
Nov 12, 2015 · So you’re worried about the youth of today? This seems to be a common concern throughout history. “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households.
Socrates (469 399 B.C.) QUOTATION: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room.
did socrates have an issue with the youth? Is the "The children now love luxury" quote misattributed to him? "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
If you want to be wrong then follow the masses. Socrates. Want, Mass, Ifs. 251 Copy quote. Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom. Socrates. Ignorance, Awareness. 434 Copy quote. The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
