A state arises, as I conceive, out of the needs of mankind; no one is self-sufficing, but all of us have many wants.

Topics: Plato Quotes

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the...

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till...

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till...

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

The passionate are like men standing on their heads; they see all things the wrong...

The passionate are like men standing on their heads; they see all things the wrong...

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love

I hated him with a passion so deep, sometimes it felt like love

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...

Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also...