How do you understand the line that " Virtue is not something to be taught or acquired through education, but rather, it is merely an awakening of the seeds of good deeds that lay dormant in the mind and heart of person?

a quote from Socrates

Explanation:

Socrates  (469–399 B.C.E) was a popular Greek philosopher who believed that all humans were automatically born with good virtues.

In other words, the line can be understood in the view of Socrates as saying 'the good deeds hidden within a person only need to be opened up not taught,' which includes such deeds as honesty, generosity, kindness, etc.

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