Wikipedia: Socrates (469 BC–399 BC) is reported as saying he devotes himself only to what he regards as the most important art or occupation: discussing philosophy. In Plato's Apology and Symposium and in Xenophon's accounts, Socrates explicitly denies accepting payment for teaching. Among his students were Plato, Aristotle, Xenophon and Aristophanes.
On the Way to Krishna, Chapter Four: […] He who is in Krishna consciousness does not care for material distress, insult or honor because he is aloof from all these. He knows well that distress, honor and insult pertain to the body only and that he is not the body.
Socrates, for instance, who believed in the immortality of the soul, was condemned to death, and upon being asked how he would like to be buried, replied, “First of all you may have to catch me.” So one who knows that he is not the body is not disturbed, for he knows the soul cannot be caught, tortured, killed or buried.
He who is conversant with the science of Krishna knows perfectly well that he is not the body, that he is part and parcel of Krishna, that his real relationship is with Krishna, and that somehow or other, although he has been put in the material body, he must remain aloof from the three qualities of material nature.
He is not concerned with the modes of goodness, passion or ignorance, but with Krishna. One who understands this is a jnani, a wise man, and he is very much dear to Krishna. A distressed man, when he is put into opulence, may forget God, but a jnani, who knows the real position of God, will never forget Him.
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