When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try tobear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He faced death with a calmness andresignation that touched the hem of divinity.
Dale CarnegieAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer, Educator, Psychologist
- Nationality: american
- Born: November 24, 1888
- Died: November 1, 1955
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