All Plato Quotes
- Wherefore also these Kinds [elements] occupied different places even before the universe was organised and generated out of them. Before that time, in truth, all… Absence
- Necessity, who is the mother of our invention. Inspirational
- Wealth does not bring excellence, but that wealth comes from excellence. Bring
- Moderation, which consists in indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true… Acquaintance
- The function of the wing is to take what is heavy and raise it up in the region above. Angel
- Let men of all ranks whether they are successful, or unsuccessful, whether they triumph or not; let them do their duty, and rest satisfied. All
- For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the principles which should guide those who from their youth aspire… Aspire
- All thought begins with the recognition that something is out of place. All
- Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is wrought by many a day - Shape, fortune, name, and… All
- At the Egyptian city of Naucratis there was a famous old god whose name was Theuth; the bird which is called the Ibis was sacred… Arithmetic
- For it is obvious to everybody, I think, that this study [of astronomy] compels the soul to look upward and leads it away from things… Astronomy
- The science [geometry] is pursued for the sake of the knowledge of what eternally exists, and not of what comes for a moment into existence,… Eternally
- They assembled together and dedicated these as the first-fruits of their love to Apollo in his Delphic temple, inscribing there those maxims which are on… Apollo
- If in a discussion of many matters ... we are not able to give perfectly exact and self-consistent accounts, do not be surprised: rather we… Able
- The qualities of number appear to lead to the apprehension of truth. Appear
- Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God? Atheism
- A certain portion of mankind do not believe at all in the existence of the gods. All
- For though a man should be a complete unbeliever in the being of gods; if he also has a native uprightness of temper, such persons… Acts
- The penalty that good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be governed by men worse than themselves. Atheism
- Few men are so obstinate in their atheism, that a pressing danger will not compel them to acknowledgment of a divine power..... Acknowledgment