Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

Topics: Plato Quotes

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

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...

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...

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

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.

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to...

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to...

Life must be lived as play.

Life must be lived as play.

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...

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.

The wisest have the most authority.

The wisest have the most authority.

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing; a confusion of the real with...

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but...

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but...