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May Quotes by Plato
- Those who have a natural talent for calculation are generally quick-witted at every other kind of knowledge; and even the dull, if they have had…
- In particular I may mention Sophocles the poet, who was once asked in my presence, How do you feel about love, Sophocles? are you still…
- To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens,…
- Mankind censure injustice fearing that they may be the victims of it, and not because they shrink from committing it.
- And when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a lover of youth or a lover of…
- A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness…
- Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
- O youth or young man, who fancy that you are neglected by the gods, know that if you become worse, you shall go to worse…
- May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.
- A tyrant... is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.
- Remember how in that communion only, beholding beauty with the eye of the mind, he will be enabled to bring forth, not images of beauty,…
- Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.
- ... what we can be positive about is what we have just said, namely that they must be given the right education, whatever that may…
- Then may we not fairly plead in reply that our true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion,…
- 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,…
- As it is, lovers of inquiry must follow their beloved wherever it may lead.
- Someday, in the distant future, our grand-children' s grand-children will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of…
- The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be…
- Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another,…
- SOCRATES: Perhaps we may be wrong; if so, you in your wisdom should convince us that we are mistaken in preferring justice to injustice. THRASYMACHUS:…
More May Quotes
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. — Aristotle
- Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. — William Shakespeare
- The parents have to learn that the child should not be insulted, humiliated, condemned. If you want to help him, love him… — Rajneesh