All Plato Quotes
- No one ever dies an atheist..... Atheism
- When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading: Henny Youngman. He was a wise man who invented beer Beer
- To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will… Choose
- One man cannot practice many arts with success. Art
- Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any. Achieve
- Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of… Become Lovers
- Herein is the evil of ignorance, that he who is neither good nor wise is nevertheless satisfied with himself: he had no desire for that… Desire
- It is better to be wise, and not to seem so, than to seem wise, and not be so; yet men, for the most part,… Better
- That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless Like Socrates
- 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… Become Kings
- And once we have given our community a good start,' I pointed out, ' the process will be cumulative. By maintaining a sound system of… Able
- The gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies... they are the trees and the plants and the seeds. Animal
- Wisest is he who knows what he does not know. Doe
- What is honored in a country will be cultivated there. Country
- My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are… Ashamed
- The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or… Action
- Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all. All
- All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue. All
- A state arises,as I conceive,out of the needs of mankind;no one is self-sufficing,but all of us have many wants All
- Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand. Great