They talked about ethical knowledge; both of them brushed aside other things. As the subjects like mathematics, physics, astronomy, chemistry, cosmology, medicines and other sciences are nothing to do with improving upon a man’s character and getting truth of life. Though, they help in making better living conditions and to earn money.

When the Greek was plunging into complexities of vague knowledge, Socrates talked about just ethical knowledge, and whole life he insisted upon this.

Krishna said, apart from ethical knowledge, others are ignorance; he gave a list of what comes in ethical knowledge.

The attraction of non-ethical things is too much; we often forget what Sages have told us. Not only these two, but each Sage would say "Ethics make the life worthwhile."