Affection Quote by Plato

All I would ask you to be thinking of is the truth and not Socrates.

— Plato

That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless

— Plato

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

— Plato

I really do not know, Socrates, how to express what I mean. For somehow or other our arguments, on whatever ground we rest them,…

— Plato

Socrates said that, from above, the Earth looks like one of those twelve-patched leathern balls.

— Plato

“I prefer nothing, unless it is true.”

— Plato

“... as a breath of wind or some echo rebounds from smooth, hard surfaces and returns to the source from which it issued, so…

— Plato

“for philosophy, Socrates, if pursued in moderation and at the proper age, is an elegant accomplishment, but too much philosophy is the ruin of…

— Plato

“Not much time will be gained, O Athenians, in return for the evil name which you will get from the detractors of the city,…

— Plato

“And Agathon said, It is probable, Socrates, that I knew nothing of what I had said. And yet spoke you beautifully, Agathon, he said.”

— Plato

“Socrates: This man, on one hand, believes that he knows something, while not knowing [anything]. On the other hand, I – equally ignorant –…

— Plato

“SOCRATES: For doing evil to another is the same as injuring him? CRITO: Very true. SOCRATES: Then we ought not to retaliate or render…

— Plato