All Plato Quotes
- Fields and trees are not willing to teach me anything; but this can be effected by men residing in the city. Cities
- Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction, which they have not Conversion
- The bees can abide no drones amongst them; but as soon as they begin to be idle, they kill them. Abide
- By the golden chain Homer meant nothing else than the sun. Chain
- Kindness which is bestowed on the good is never lost. Bestowed
- Even God is said to be unable to use force against necessity. Even God
- Through obedience learn to command. Command
- The Paphian Queen to Cnidos made repair Across the tide to see her image there: Then looking up and round the prospect wide, When did… Across
- Abstinence is the surety of temperance. Abstinence
- Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy than this. Affection
- Art has no end but its own perfection. Art
- For he who would proceed aright... should begin in youth to visit beautiful forms... out of that he should create fair thoughts; and soon he… Akin
- The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being. Human
- And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The… Any
- for a poet is a light and winged thing, and holy, and never able to compose until he has become inspired, and is beside himself,… Able
- A man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and… Best
- Music then is simply the result of the effects of Love on rhythm and harmony. Effects
- At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. Actions
- Courage is knowing what not to fear. Courage
- Man - a being in search of meaning. Man