States will never be happy until rulers become philosophers or philosophers become rulers. — Plato Copy Share Image
A State would be happy where philosophers were kings, or kings philosophers. — Plato Copy Share Image
Those whose hearts are fixed on Reality itself deserve the title of Philosophers. — Plato Copy Share Image
Until philosophers hold power, neither states nor individuals will have rest from trouble. — Plato Copy Share Image
“Since then, as philosophers prove, appearance tyrannizes over truth and is lord of happiness, to appearance I must devote myself.” — Plato Copy Share Image
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… — Plato Copy Share Image
“There will be no end to the troubles of the state or indeed of humanity until philosophers become kings or until those… — Plato Copy Share Image
Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophise, that is, until… — Plato Copy Share Image
Those who are not schooled and practised in truth [who are not honest and upright men] can never manage aright the government,… — Plato Copy Share Image
“The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no… — Plato Copy Share Image
Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness… — Plato Copy Share Image
There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or… — 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
![“Those who are not schooled and practised in truth [who are not honest and upright men] can never manage aright the government, nor yet can those who spend their lives as closet philosophers; because the former have no high purpose to guide their actions, while the latter keep aloof from public life.” quote by Plato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f79/plato-103_action_those-who-are-not-schooled-and-practised_1210851.jpg)
