The original form is "I prefer an unsatisfied man to a satisfied pig, and an unsatisfied Socrates to a satisfied fool.
It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.
John Stuart mill.
? The question is "Is it really right that there are so many [complacent fools]?This page is auto-translated from /nishio/満足な豚より不満足なソクラテス using DeepL. If you looks something interesting but the auto-translated English is not good enough to understand it, feel free to let me know at @nishio_en. I'm very happy to spread my thought to non-Japanese readers.