当苏格拉底老婆（Xanthippe）在菜市场把苏格拉底的外套从后面撕扯下来时，苏格拉底的熟人都劝他打回去。苏格拉底说：“是啊，看在宙斯的份上，如果我们干起架来，你们就可以喝彩说：‘揍她丫的，苏格拉底！’‘打得好啊，Xanthippe！’”

When she tore his coat off his back in the market-place and his acquaintances advised him to hit back, "Yes, by Zeus," said he, "in order that while we are sparring each of you may join in with `Go it, Socrates!' `Well done, Xanthippe!' " ——拉尔修斯《希腊名哲言行录》卷二《苏格拉底》