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

Topics: Plato Quotes

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

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 curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be...

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be...

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...

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

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.

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon...

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon...

The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

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...

They certainly give very strange names to diseases.

They certainly give very strange names to diseases.

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

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...

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

To God all things are beautiful, good, and right; human beings, on the other hand,...

To God all things are beautiful, good, and right; human beings, on the other hand,...

Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

Prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.