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Better to die innocent

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Better to die innocent
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A certain woman saw Socrates as he was being dragged to the place of execution. Crying, she exclaimed:

- Oh, woe is me! They are going to kill you even though you have not committed any crime!

Socrates answered her:

- Oh, stupid! Would you really want me to commit a crime, deserve execution and die a criminal?

Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru

Sisyphus and the two wise men