Socrates understood that if we never reflect upon ourselves, our actions, or our beliefs, the life we lead is not really ours at all, but simply the mechanical expression of the prevailing ideas of our times.

• 苏格拉底认为，如果我们从不自省，从不审视自己的行为和信念，我们所过的生活并不属于自己，不过是我们所在时代流行观念的机械表达而已。