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Wisdom Quotes by Plato
- Wisdom alone is the science of others sciences.
- There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
- The wisest have the most authority.
- Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet…
- And all knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom; wherefore make this your first and last and…
- 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…
- That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless
- My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are…
- Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.
- The State which we have founded must possess the four cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, discipline and justice ... Justice is the principle which has…
- So the state founded on natural principles is wise as a whole in virtue of the knowledge inherent in its smallest constituent class, which exercises…
- Because, unlike courage and wisdom, which made our state brave and wise by being present in a particular part of it, discipline operates by being…
- The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself.
- Thinking is the soul talking to itself.
- And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?
- Truthfulness. He will never willingly tolerate an untruth, but will hate it as much as he loves truth... And is there anything more closely connected…
- Perfect wisdom has four parts: Wisdom, the principle of doing things aright. Justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private. Fortitude, the…
- A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to…
- 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…
- Knowledge of the soul is the only universal truth and the only wisdom - all other knowledge is transient.
More Wisdom Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- Whoever travels without a guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey. — Unknown Author