evidence: A post on Facebook claims that ancient Greek philosopher Socrates once stated, "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new." [...] Born in Athens, Greece, around 470 B.C., Socrates pioneered the "Socratic Method" of question-and-answer-based dialogue and taught historically significant philosophical figures like Plato and Xenophon. He is widely considered a foundational figure in Western philosophy. (RELATED: Did Plato Say, ‘Only The Dead Have Seen The End Of War’?)