All Plato Quotes
- One trait in the philosopher's character we can assume is his love of the knowledge that reveals eternal reality, the realm unaffected by change and… Ambition
- 'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who deserves… Called
- And tell him it's quite true that the best of the philosophers are of no use to their fellows; but that he should blame, not… Best
- We are like people looking for something they have in their hands all the time; we're looking in all directions except at the thing we… All
- .. we shall not be properly educated ourselves, nor will the guardians whom we are training, until we can recognise the qualities of discipline, courage,… Akin
- I know not how I may seem to others, but to myself I am but a small child wandering upon the vast shores of knowledge,… Bright
- For this feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy. Beginning
- Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man. Beginning
- Whence comes war and fighting, and factions? Whence but from the body and the lust of the body? Wars are occasioned by the love of… Acquired
- The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful Beautiful
- Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns. Business
- All well bred men should have mastered the art of singing and dancing. All
- In order to be a good soldier it is necessary to know how to dance. Dance
- So the well educated man can learn to sing and dance well. Dance
- Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from… Any
- Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination. Capacity
- Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality. Affirms
- The soul of man is immortal and imperishable. Immortal
- The soul takes nothing with her to the other world but her education and culture; and these, it is said, are of the greatest service… Beginning
- The seen is the changing, the unseen is the unchanging. Changing