'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the… — Plato Copy Share Image
The cause of all the blunders committed by man arises from this excessive self-love. For the lover is blinded by the object… — Plato Copy Share Image
And we must beg Homer and the other poets not to be angry if we strike out these and similar passages, not… — Plato Copy Share Image
. . . the triumph of my art is in thoroughly examining whether the thought which the mind of the young man… — Plato Copy Share Image
“... there is no necessity for the man who means to be an orator to understand what is really just but only… — Plato Copy Share Image
Many are the noble words in which poets speak concerning the actions of men; but like yourself when speaking about Homer, they… — Plato Copy Share Image
It is as expedient that a wicked man be punished as that a sick man be cured by a physician; for all… — Plato Copy Share Image
The noblest of all studies is the study of what man is and of what life he should live. — Plato Copy Share Image
There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. — Plato Copy Share Image
Renouncing the honors at which the world aims, I desire only to know the truth... and to the maximum of power, I… — Plato Copy Share Image
Many men are loved by their enemies, and hated by their friends, and are the friends of their enemies, and the enemies… — Plato Copy Share Image
There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable… — Plato Copy Share Image
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading: Henny Youngman. He was a wise man who invented beer — Plato Copy Share Image
No one punishes the evil-doer under the notion, or for the reason, that he has done wrong -- only the unreasonable fury… — Plato Copy Share Image
Misanthropy ariseth from a man trusting another without having sufficient knowledge of his character, and, thinking him to be truthful, sincere, and… — Plato Copy Share Image
Such, Echecrates, was the end of our comrade, who was, we may fairly say, of all those whom we knew in our… — Plato Copy Share Image
For neither does wealth bring honour to the owner, if he be a coward; of such a one the wealth belongs to… — Plato Copy Share Image
Neither human wisdom nor divine inspiration can confer upon man any greater blessing than this [live a life of happiness and harmony… — Plato Copy Share Image
If you are wise, all men will be your friends and kindred, for you will be useful. — Plato Copy Share Image
Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. — Plato Copy Share Image
You may be sure, dear Crito, that inaccurate language is not only in itself a mistake: it implants evil in men's souls. — Plato Copy Share Image
“If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is… — Plato Copy Share Image
Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at… — Plato Copy Share Image
“The love of man to woman is a thing common and of course, and at first partakes more of instinct and passion than of… — Plato Copy Share Image
Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood's school, and the one man that dares to… — Plato Copy Share Image
For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm… — Plato Copy Share Image
“What shall we say about those spectators, then, who can see a plurality of beautiful things, but not beauty itself, and who are incapable… — Plato Copy Share Image
