He who gives himself to a lover because he is a good man, and in the hope that he will be improved… — 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
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
So the nature required to make a really noble Guardian of our commonwealth will be swift and strong, spirited, and philosophic. — Plato Copy Share Image
The disposition of noble dogs is to be gentle with people they know and the opposite with those they don't know...How, then,… — Plato Copy Share Image
It is not noble to return evil for evil, at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbors. — Plato Copy Share Image
“Evil is the vulgar lover who loves the body rather than the soul, inasmuch as he is not even stable, because he… — Plato Copy Share Image
The honour of parents is a fair and noble treasure to their posterity, but to have the use of a treasure of… — Plato Copy Share Image
Being well satisfied that, for a man who thinks himself to be somebody, there is nothing more disgraceful than to hold himself… — Plato Copy Share Image
Not every love, but only that which has a noble purpose, is noble and worthy of praise. — 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