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Topics: Plato Quotes

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

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...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

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...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...