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

Topics: Plato Quotes

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the...

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the...

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

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

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

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...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

Love is a grave mental disease.

Love is a grave mental disease.

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

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...

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

History is a romance that is believed; romance, a history that is not believed

History is a romance that is believed; romance, a history that is not believed

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

There are two ways of disliking poetry; one way is to dislike it, the other...

If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with...

If it ever occurs to people to value the honour of the mind equally with...