Quotes by PLATO

"A tyrant, however powerful, ultimately suffers in the end by corrupting his own soul." ~Plato

“All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one workman.” ~Plato

"All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue." ~Plato

"And we, on our part, will prove in answer to him that the madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings, and the proof shall be one which the wise will receive, and the witling disbelieve." ~Plato, Phaedrus

"Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light." ~Plato

"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." ~Plato

"At the 'Touch of Love' everyone becomes a poet." ~Plato

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity — I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only a euphemism for folly." ~Plato from THE REPUBLIC 

“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” ~Plato

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"By caring about the happiness of others, we find our own." ~Plato 

"Courage is Knowing what not to fear" ~Plato

"Death is not the worst that can happen to men." ~Plato   

"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. ~Plato

"Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any." ~Plato

"Education is teaching our children to desire the right things." ~Plato

"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet." ~Plato

"Geometry existed before creation." ~Plato

"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." ~Plato

"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.” ~Plato

"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge." ~Plato

"If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life." ~Plato (Philosoper in Classical Greece, 427 BC-347 BC)

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools." ~Plato 

"Ignorance is the root and the stem of every evil" ~Plato

"Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person." ~Plato

"Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence." ~Plato

"Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods." ~Plato

"Man — a being in search of meaning.” ~Plato 

“Mankind will never see an end of trouble until … lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power… become lovers of wisdom.” ~Plato

"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul." ~Plato

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate and eternal form." ~Plato

"Music has a way of touching the soul in a way that nothing else can." ~Plato

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." ~Plato

"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth." ~Plato

"No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding." ~Plato

"No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself." ~Plato 

"Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable." ~Plato

"One of the penalties fir refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." ~Plato

“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” ~Plato

"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die." ~Plato

"Strange times are these in which we live where old and young are taught falsehood in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool." ~Plato

"The beginning is the most important part of the work." ~Plato

"The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile." ~Plato

"The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person.” ~ Plato

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"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." ~Plato

"The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another world." 

~Plato

"The inexperienced in wisdom and virtue, ever occupied with feasting and such, are carried downward, and there, as is fitting, they wander their whole life long, neither ever looking upward to the truth above them nor rising toward it, nor tasting pure and lasting pleasures. Like cattle, always looking downward with their heads bent toward the ground and the banquet tables, they feed, fatten, and fornicate. In order to increase their possessions they kick and butt with horns and hoofs of steel and kill each other, insatiable as they are." ~from THE REPUBLIC by Plato

"The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings." ~Plato

"The man is wisest who, like Socrates,  

realises that his wisdom is worthless." ~Plato 

"The measure of a man is what he does with power." ~Plato

"The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things." ~Plato on Children

"The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery." ~Plato (Greek Philosopher)

"The only ones who see the end of war are the dead." ~Plato

"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~Plato

"THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING." ~Plato

“The wisest have the most authority." ~Plato

“The wisest is he who realises, like Socrates, that in respect of wisdom he knows nothing.” ~Plato, Apology (C 375 BCE)

"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain." ~Plato

"There is no greater nor keener pleasure than that of bodily love - and none which is more rational." ~Plato

"Thinking the talking of the soul with itself. " ~Plato 

"This feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy." ~ Plato

"Those who are able to see behind the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses." ~Plato  

"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." ~Plato

Three classes of men:
lovers of wisdom,
lovers of honor,
and lovers of gain.
~Plato

"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." ~Plato

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when an adult is afraid of the light." ~Pato

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them." ~Plato

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." ~Plato

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." ~PLATO

"You can easily forgive a child that is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. And the light is truth." ~Plato

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