I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict.

Topics: Plato Quotes

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

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

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and...

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and...

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

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...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

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...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

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...

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

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but...

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but...

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

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

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