Eternal friendship ...

In ancient Greece, Socrates was held in high esteem skills
due. One day an acquaintance ran up the street, who said:

-Socrates, do you want to know what is the best I have heard your friend?

-Wait a minute! - Socrates replied.

- Before you say anything, I want you to meet three questions.
This is called a triple filter. The first filter is Truth. Completely satisfied that you want to say it?

-No. - Replied the man. - Actually I had only heard about it, and ...

All right, so I'm not really sure if that is true or not.

Now try the second filter, the filter of Goodness: what do you want to tell my friend something good?

No, quite the contrary ...

So, - continued Socrates - you want something bad to say about it, but you're not sure if it's true.

- Do not worry, the third filter is back: the Utility.
What I want to say to my friend, it will be useful to me?

-Not really.

Well, - Socrates concludes - if you want me to say something that is not true, nor good nor useful, why say it at all?

Therefore, Socrates was a great philosopher and held in very high esteem so !!