Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood's school, and the one man that… — Plato Copy Share Image
When the mind's eye rests on objects illuminated by truth and reality, it understands and comprehends them, and functions intelligently; but when… — Plato Copy Share Image
The philosopher is in love with truth, that is, not with the changing world of sensation, which is the object of opinion,… — Plato Copy Share Image
“The rhetorician need not know the truth about things; he has only to discover some way of persuading the ignorant that he… — Plato Copy Share Image
The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied… — Plato Copy Share Image
“Similarly with regard to truth, won't we say that a soul is maimed if it hates a voluntary falsehood, cannot endure to… — Plato Copy Share Image
Truthfulness. He will never willingly tolerate an untruth, but will hate it as much as he loves truth... And is there anything… — Plato Copy Share Image
...in every man there is an eye of the soul, which...is more precious far than ten thousand bodily eyes, for by it… — Plato Copy Share Image
“...when he looks at Beauty in the only way that Beauty can be seen - only then will it become possible for… — Plato Copy Share Image
But he who has been earnest in the love of knowledge and of true wisdom, and has exercised his intellect more than… — Plato Copy Share Image
In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak. — Plato Copy Share Image
Again, truth should be highly valued; if, as we were saying, a lie is useless to the gods, and useful only as… — Plato Copy Share Image
What is at issue is the conversion of the mind from the twilight of error to the truth, that climb up into… — Plato Copy Share Image
“But the truth is, O men of Athens, that God only is wise; and by his answer he intends to show that… — Plato Copy Share Image
The truth is that we isolate a particular kind of love and appropriate it for the name of love, which really belongs… — Plato Copy Share Image
He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing. — Plato Copy Share Image
“I perceived how foolish I had been in consenting to take my turn with you in praising love, and saying that I… — 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
“My dear Homer, if you are really only once removed from the truth, with reference to virtue, instead of being twice removed… — Plato Copy Share Image
“My opinion is: Truth must be absolute and that you Mr. Protagoras, are absolutely in error. Since this is indeed my opinion,… — 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
