Question: who said a life unexamined is not worth living
Answer: ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ ) is a famous dictum apparently uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety and corrupting youth , for which he was subsequently sentenced to death , as described in Plato 's Apology ( 38a5 - 6 ) .