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Topics: Plato Quotes

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...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

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...

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the...

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

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...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said...

When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said...

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in...

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in...

I took a Dive and On the Way down I Saw you and You Saved...

I took a Dive and On the Way down I Saw you and You Saved...