Plato

Country Greece
Born Monday, 30 November -0001
Category
Quotes 123
philosopher
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For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories. Uncategorized
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another. Uncategorized
All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. Uncategorized
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men. Uncategorized
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. Uncategorized
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. Uncategorized
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. Uncategorized
Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike. Uncategorized
Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil. Uncategorized
All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince. Uncategorized
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. Uncategorized
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. Uncategorized
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Uncategorized
You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Uncategorized
At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Uncategorized
Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation. Uncategorized
There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. Uncategorized
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. Uncategorized
He was a wise man who invented beer. Uncategorized
Love is a serious mental disease. Uncategorized